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January 30, 1996
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MC-930
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2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER 15.25
TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO
3 IMPROVE RENTAL HOUSING.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO
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SECTION 1. That the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding Chapter 15.25 relating to the Rental Housing
Program:
15.25.010 PURPOSE. The Rental Housing Program is a part of
the city of San Bernardino's overall effort to encourage upkeep of
rental housing units. Owners of these types of structures will be
required to maintain these units in accordance with applicable
housing, building and property maintenance standards as adopted by
the City.
15.25.020 DEFINITIONS.
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"City" means the City of San Bernardino.
B. "Occupant" means any person who occupies a unit, whether
as an owner or tenant or permittee of the owner.
C. "Rental Housing Unit" or "Unit" means any residential
dwelling unit, as defined in Chapter 19.02 of the San Bernardino
Development Code, in a single structure, or in a group of attached
or detached structures containing one or more such dwelling units
on the same parcel of land, and is occupied or intended to be
occupied on a rental basis.
For the purpose of this chapter, the
following types of dwelling units or facilities are not considered
rental housing units:
a) Hotels or motels.
b) Accommodations in any hospital, extended care facility,
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residential care facility, convalescent home, nonprofit home
for the aged, or dormitory that is owned and operated by an
educational institution.
D. "Complex" means a multi-unit structure consisting of five
(5) or more units existing on one (1) parcel of land.
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"Owner" means a single individual or entity that has any
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"Person" means the individual, partnership, corporation
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or the rental agent of any of the
foregoing.
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"Director" means the Director of Planning and Building
Services or hislher designee.
17 15.25.030 SCOPE. The provisions of this code shall apply to
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15.25.040 ANNUAL INSPECTION REQUIRED.
The Director shall
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21 annually for compliance with applicable sections of local codes
22 relating to housing, building and property maintenance. Where the
23 inspection identifies a violation of such codes, the property owner
24 shall be provided with written notice as set forth in Chapter 8.30
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1 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING CHAPTER 15.25 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RENTAL HOUSING.
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15.25.050
INTERIOR INSPECTIONS.
Where the general site
4 inspection of the unit or common surroundings gives evidence of
5 possible latent defects or lack of property maintenance, the
6 interior, back yards, side yards and out buildings (if any) of the
7 unit may be inspected by the Director. Nothing in this chapter
8 shall prohibit a comprehensive inspection of any dwelling unit
9 where consent for such an inspection is given or where deemed
10 necessary by the Director.
11 15.25.060 REINSPECTION. Where violations of code are found
12 to still exist upon reinspect ion by the City, the property owner
13 may be charged for all costs incurred by the city for obtaining
14 compliance in accordance with Chapter 8.30 of the San Bernardino
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16 15.25.070 APPEALS BY AGGRIEVED PERSONS. Any person aggrieved
17 by the determination of the Director under this chapter may appeal
18 in accordance with Chapter 8.30 of the San Bernardino Municipal
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15.25.080
ENFORCEMENT-PUBLIC NUISANCE.
It shall be
21 considered a public nuisance to have or maintain any rental
22 property which fails to comply with state and local laws as they
23 relate to housing standards, property maintenance, building codes
24 or local zoning requirements. The Director shall have the power to
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3 15.25.090 ENFORCEMENT ALTERNATIVES.
4 A. Nothing herein shall prevent the enforcement of this
5 chapter by criminal, civil or administrative actions either
6 undertaken individually or in conjunction with other remedies.
7 B. The enforcement of this chapter by a criminal, civil or
8 administrative action shall not relieve the property owner of his
9 or her obligations under this chapter.
10 SECTION 2. This ordinance shall expire on January 30, 1996
11 unless extended by a subsequently enacted ordinance.
12 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted
13 by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at
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meeting thereof, held on the 9~h
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, 1995 by the following vote to
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17 Council Members
18 NEGRETE
19 CURLIN
20 HERNANDEZ
21 OBERHELMAN
22 DEVLIN
23 POPE-LUDLAM
24 MILLER
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BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RENTAL HOUSING.
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Approved as to form
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James F. Penman
13 City Attorney
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, Tom/ Minor, Mayor
city of San Bernardino