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

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(a) Annual application. An application for an annual lodging permit to operate shall be filed with the housing and neighborhood services director on a yearly basis by the operator of each hotel. The deadline for submitting the application shall be March 1 of the current year, or if this date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, on the next business day. The application shall be submitted with the defined processing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The lodging permit shall be issued or denied within sixty (60) days upon receipt of the completed application. Application for a lodging permit shall be filed on forms provided by the city. (b) Misrepresentation. Any material misrepresentation in the application for the lodging permit to operate a hotel or a failure to provide the required information shall be grounds for denial. (c) Authorization. The application for a lodging permit hereunder shall constitute the consent of the applicant and owner to an inspection of the entire licensed premises at reasonable times by the housing enforcement officers, code enforcement officers, building inspectors, sanitarian inspectors, and fire inspectors of the City of Grand Prairie and other authorized agencies of the City of Grand Prairie for the purpose of determining whether there is any violation by the premises sought to be permitted of any ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie or any law of the State of Texas. The number of rooms required to be made available for the annual inspection shall be based on their age, the total number of units on the property, and their tier as determined by the chart below. Age of Complex Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 1-9 years 10% 20% 50% 10-19 years 20% 50% 100% 20-25 years 30% 60% 100% 26 years + 40% 75% 100% (d) Transfer/assignment. Licenses shall not be transferable or assignable from one person, firm, partnership, corporation or entity to another person, firm partnership, corporation or entity. (e) Change in operator. Whenever a change in the operator or owner occurs at an existing hotel, the new operator or owner shall apply for a lodging permit to operate within ten (10) business days after closing on the sale of the property. If the prior operators lodging permit to operate for the hotel was denied or revoked, a provisional lodging permit to operate may be issued with special conditions designated by the housing and neighborhood services director. (f) License term. Licenses shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing on March 1st and terminating on last day of February of said year and shall re -apply for additional periods of one (1) year. (g) Permit display. The operator shall display the lodging permit to operate in the hotel in an open and conspicuous place on the premises. (h) Fees. Per the chart below, a fee is hereby authorized to be charged to the ownership of all hotels to provide for inspections to insure compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Chart 2