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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2015—59 <br /> BY: Mayor Kennedy <br /> AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 713 OF THE BUSINESS <br /> REGULATION CODE ENTITLED "LICENSING OF RENTAL UNITS"AND <br /> CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 1319 OF THE BUILDING CODE <br /> ENTITLED "LICENSING OF RENTAL UNITS,"AS AMENDED. <br /> WHEREAS, licensure of residential rental units is a function of the Division of Building, <br /> as is enforcement related to the maintenance and upkeep of all property, including residential <br /> rental units; and <br /> WHEREAS, given the clear connection between the public health, safety and welfare <br /> purpose supporting the licensure of rental units and the application of Building Codes in the City <br /> of North Olmsted to all properties, including rental units, it is proposed that the licensing <br /> provision be relocated from the Business Regulation Code to the Building Code; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Building Commissioner and Director of Planning and Development <br /> recommend that Chapter 713 in the Business Regulation Code be repealed and that a new <br /> Chapter 1319 be created in the Building Code for the purpose of regulating and licensing rental <br /> units in the City of North Olmsted. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY,AND STATE OF OHIO: <br /> SECTION 1: That Chapter 713 of the North Olmsted Codified ordinances is hereby <br /> repealed. <br /> SECTION 2: Any license issued prior to the enactment of this Ordinance shall remain <br /> in full force and effect, until expiration, and shall be governed by Chapter 713 as it existed at the <br /> time of issuance. <br /> SECTION 3: That there is hereby created a new Chapter 1319 within the Building Code <br /> of the City of North Olmsted entitled, "Licensing of rental units"which reads in its entirety as set <br /> forth in Exhibit A, which is attached to this Ordinance and incorporated by reference as if fully <br /> rewritten herein. <br /> SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the <br /> earliest period allowed by law. <br /> PASSED:, Gz, l / '� i Jr First Reading: _ C . 11 — <br /> Second Reading: f del — <br />