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