§ 10-1604. INSPECTIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS.

(a)

Inspections. The Director, or his or her designee, hereinafter referred to as the Inspector, is authorized to inspect all Residential Rental Units to determine whether such Residential Rental Units meet minimum Health and Safety Standards. A reasonable fee may be charged for inspections, as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule, not to exceed $100.

(b)

Baseline Inspection. All Residential Rental Properties in the city shall be subject to a baseline inspection. A percentage of units at each Property shall be randomly selected and inspected. The city shall have the right to select those Properties it has identified as frequent health and safety code violators, and/or to select all Residential Rental Properties within a given census tract or precinct, using statistical and case information and other data sources, and inspect those Properties first when implementing the program.

(c)

Compliance with Codes and Standards. Residential Rental Units shall be required to be in conformance and maintained in accordance with the code standard that was in effect at the time the Residential Rental Unit was constructed, substantially altered, or remodeled, erected, or converted, except for any additional requirements mandated by this Code or state law.

(Added Ord. 2017-5, § 1, eff. 3-13-17).