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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 70 of 1994
(Roominghouses, Boardinghouses, and
Residential Treatment Facilities
Definitions and License Requirements)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5.56.010, 5.56.020, 5.56.030,
5.56.040, 5.56.050, 5.56.060, 5.56.070, AND 5.56.080, SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO ROOMINGHOUSE, BOARDINGHOUSE, AND
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY DEFINITIONS, LICENSE APPLICATION
AND FEE REQUIREMENTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY
CHIEF OF POLICE, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT; DELETING
SECTION 5.56.090; AND ADDING SECTIONS 5.56.075 AND 5.56.105,
RELATING TO INVESTIGATION BY BUILDING OFFICIAL AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 5.56.010, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.010 Definitions.
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B. * * *
C. "Residential treatment facility" means a living
facility for the training or education of the developmentally
disabled or for rehabilitation or treatment of persons under the
supervision of a state agency or state regulated and licensed
operator.
SECTION 2. That Section 5.56.020, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.020 License --Required.
It is unlawful for any person to keep, conduct, operate or
maintain any roominghouse, boardinghouse, or residential
treatment facility within the limits of the city without first
obtaining a license to do so.
SECTION 3. That Section 5.56.030, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.030 License --Application.
Application for a roominghouse, boardinghouse, or
residential treatment facility license shall be made to the
license supervisor of the city and shall contain the following
information under oath:
A.
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B. The number of rooms contained in such facility;
C. The number of persons which such facility will
accommodate with sleeping rooms and, if board is available, with
board with or without sleeping rooms.
SECTION 4. That Section 5.56.040, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.040 License --Fee.
The license fee for roominghouses, boardinghouses, and for -
profit residential treatment facilities shall be based upon the
number of rooms which have been constructed for lodging or
sleeping purposes or which are used for lodging or sleeping
purposes, at the rate of $10.00 for each room per year, or a
portion thereof. The license fee for a Residential Treatment
Facility which has been granted tax-exempt status under Section
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501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or its successor, shall
be thirty dollars per year for each separate structure, or any
portion thereof.
SECTION 5. That Section 5.56.050, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.050 Investigation --By chief of police.
The original application for a roominghouse, boardinghouse,
or residential treatment facility license shall be referred to
the chief of police, who shall investigate such application and
within thirty days report to the license office whether or not
the place is or has been conducted in a quiet, lawful and
peaceable manner, and as to any other matters in regard to which
the license office should be informed, with the recommendation of
the chief of police as to granting or denying such application
for a license.
SECTION 6. That Section 5.56.060, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.060 Investigation --By health department.
The original application for a roominghouse, boardinghouse,
or residential treatment facility license shall be referred to
the health department for investigation as to whether or not the
requirements of the regulations of the city -county health
department have been complied with. The health department shall
report to the license office within thirty days as to the fitness
of the applicant regarding compliance with such regulations, and
it shall further be the duty of the health department, after a
license has been granted, to continually examine and inspect such
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place licensed in regard to the matters hereinbefore stated.
Should it subsequently appear that any said regulation or
requirement is being violated, such fact shall be at once
reported to the license office, at which time such office shall
take action in regards to the granting or denying of such
application for a license or in regard to the revocation of an
existing license as the license supervisor deems just and proper.
SECTION 7. That Section 5.56.070, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.56.070 Investigation --By fire department.
The original application for a roominghouse or boardinghouse
license shall be referred to the fire department for
investigation as to whether or not all laws, ordinances and
regulations pertaining to fire protection and fire prevention
have and are being complied with. The fire department shall
report to the license office within thirty days as to the fitness
of the applicant regarding compliance with such laws and
ordinances, and it shall further be the duty of the fire
department, after a license has been granted, to continually
examine and inspect such place of business in regard to the
matters hereinbefore stated. Should it subsequently appear that
any law or ordinance relating to fire prevention or protection is
being violated, such fact shall be at once reported to the
license office, at which time such office shall take action in
regards to the granting or denying of such application for a
license or in regard to the revocation of an existing license as
the license supervisor deems just and proper.
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SECTION 8. That Section 5.56.075, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, added to read as follows:
5.56.075 Investigation --By building official.
The original application for a roominghouse or boardinghouse
license shall be referred to the building official for
investigation as to whether or not all laws, ordinances and
regulations of the city, including but not limited to those
pertaining to the City's housing ordinance, Uniform Building Code
and Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, as
adopted and amended in title 18 of this code, or its successor
title, are being complied with. The building official shall
report to the license office within thirty days as to the fitness
of the applicant regarding compliance with such laws and
ordinances, and it shall further be the duty of the building and
housing department, after a license has been granted, to
continually examine and inspect such place of business in regard
to the matters hereinbefore stated. Should it subsequently
appear that any ordinance, regulation or requirement of the city
is being violated, such fact shall at once be reported to the
license office, at which time such office shall take action in
regards to the granting or denying of such application for a
license or in regard to the revocation of an existing license as
the license supervisor deems just and proper.
SECTION 9. That Section 4.46.080, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
5.56.080 License --Issuance conditions.
The license supervisor, after receiving a recommendation of
the chief of police, the building official, the health department
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and the fire department, shall act upon the application in
respect to granting or denying the same as he or she shall deem
just and proper.
SECTION 10. That Section 5.56.090, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, repealed.
SECTION 11. That Section 5.56.105, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, added to read as follows:
5.56.105 Violation --Penalty.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, any
person or party who violates any provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof may
be punishable as set out in section 1.12.050 of this code, or its
successor. Further, any roominghouse, boardinghouse, or
residential treatment facility being occupied without an approved
business license shall be subject to closure, to be enforced in
accordance with appropriate legal proceedings.
SECTION 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become
effective upon the date of its first publication hereof.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
2nd day of
ATTEST:
August , 1994.
CHAIRPERSON
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake ,City Attorney's Office
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Transmitted to the Mayor on
August 9, 1994
Mayor's Action: XX Approved. 4 Vetoed.
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Bill o. 70 of 1994.
Published: August 17, 1994
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