10 - Request for Creation of a Safe Zone at hotel and apartment housing

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(1) A stay in excess of thirty (30) days may occur in the following situations: a. Where there is a written contract or document between a hotel or motel and a business, corporation, firm, individual or governmental agency to house employees or individuals on valid work orders; b. Where there is a written contract between the hotel or motel and a governmental, charitable or insurance agency to house families in crisis who are receiving temporary bousing assistance from said governmental, charitable or insurance agency; or c. Where the housing services manager authorizes in writing, after consultation with the housing and neighborhood services director, a stay for an additional period of up to ninety (90) days to prevent residents from becoming homeless. In the event that the housing and neighborhood services department is unable to identify appropriate alternative housing within ninety (90) days, this ninety -day period may be extended in writing by the housing manager. d. The written contract, document, and authorization noted above shall be kept on file and must be available for inspection. (c) Based on the most recent three year average, when fifty (50) per cent of revenues or greater are exempt from hotel/motel occupancy taxes due to a permanent resident exemption; then the hotel/motel will be referred to as nontransient lodging and required to comply with the tier requirements depicted in Chart 1 below, and will also be required to participate in the crime free multi -family housing program as administered through the Grand Prairie Police Department. Chart 1 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Inspection Fee @ Unit $37.80 $56.70 $75.60 Rc-Inspcction Fee @ Unit $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 Inspection Schedule Annual Bi -Annual Quarterly (d) It shall be unlawful for the owner, operator, and/or property manager, to allow registration under a different name in order to avoid the continuous and cumulative occupancy allowed in hotels as defined in this chapter. (e) Any property left in a room by a person or party that has checked out shall be removed by the operator of the hotel before the room may be occupied by another party and shall be stored or disposed of in accordance with applicable laws. (f) No owner, operator, or property manager shall knowingly let, allow or permit any room on the premises to be used for any illegal purpose, and the failure to set forth the true identity of and correct hours of occupancy by any person shall be deemed to show knowledge on the part of the property owner, operator, or property manager of such illegal purpose or use. (Ord. No. 9111-2010, § 1, 10-19-10; Ord. No. 9684-2014, § 1(exh. A), 3-18-14) Sec. 28-11. - Lodging permit to operate.