National City Municipal Code Ch. 7.22 Housing Conditions

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Definitions.

"Housing" for the purposes of this chapter means any place used or occupied for a dwelling, habitation, sleeping room or dormitory except permitted hotels, motels and institutional places of residence.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. The provisions of this chapter are supplementary to the adopted Uniform Housing Code as it is set forth in Chapter 15.16. Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to lessen the provisions of that chapter or any applicable housing regulation imposed by the state.

B. Nothing contained in this chapter is meant or intended to make less restrictive, or in any way lessen, the provisions of that chapter or of any applicable housing regulations imposed by the state.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

The maximum number of persons that may occupy a dwelling place is:

A. Boardinghouses, group houses, roominghouses and residence hotels shall have minimum usable floor area in bedrooms of two hundred fifty square feet per resident person, and one full facility bathroom for each sex and for each six residents. Except in hotels and institution type buildings with central kitchen and dining area, there shall be one kitchen and one separate dining room for each twelve residents.

B. It is unlawful for any property owner or person responsible for the use of such premises to allow premises to be used in violation of this section.

C. This section shall not apply to homes for battered women as defined and regulated by Chapter 18.141 of this code.

(Ord. 1991 § 7, 1990; Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is unlawful for any person to occupy, reside in or sleep in any inoperative vehicle, in any building posted as "unsafe to occupy," on any public sidewalk, street or parkway, garage, backyard, or in any other place that is not a "dwelling" as defined in Titles 15 and 18, except in a hotel, motel or institutional residence place.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. All dwellings and places of residence must be continuously provided with public utilities including potable water, electricity, energy for hot water heaters and sewer services.

B. It is unlawful for any apartment house owner or tenant to allow the occupancy of, or to occupy, such a residence that is not being supplied with these public utilities.

C. All such residences shall be continuously provided with garbage and refuse collection facilities and collection services. This shall be the responsibility of the property owner or the person in charge of the premises.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

The provisions of this chapter that would be in violation of the date of adoption shall enjoy lawful nonconforming use status for a period of one year. Thereafter, they shall be in full force and effect for all properties.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)