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

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(f) If the owner or manager of an apartment complex or building, does not make the apartment available for inspection, they are subject to citation. If a unit has been designated as unoccupied, it shall not be rented or made available for occupancy until such unit has been submitted for inspection and has been approved for occupancy by the city. (g) At least ten (10) days prior to any inspection, the owner or manager of an apartment complex shall cause to be issued to each tenant of the apartment complex a notice of inspection. The notice of inspection shall contain, at a minimum, the date and time of the inspection, and the office number of the code enforcement division. The property representative must provide a signed notice of inspection, giving authorization for the housing enforcement officer to inspect all occupied units. (h) At least three (3) days prior to any inspection called for under subsection (a) above, the owner or manager of an apartment complex shall contact the housing enforcement division to determine the number of officers from the housing enforcement division that will conduct the inspection. The owner or manager of the apartment complex will then make provision for an employee and/or employees of the apartment complex to accompany the officer(s) for the entire time that the officer(s) is/are on apartment complex property. The intentional failure to provide such employee and/or employees to accompany the officer(s) is an offense that is subject to citation. (i) In preparation for annual inspection, the owner, manager or operator will make provisions to have the calculated number of units made available for inspection based upon the table 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% It shall be unlawful for the apartment manager/owner to not make available the number of units identified by ratio for inspection. (j) All apartment complex building units and all apartment units shall be identified by their appropriate numbers and/or letters. The numbers and/or letters of the building units shall be of highly contrasting colors to the background surface on which they are mounted and located so as to be clearly visible from the adjacent street or streets. For purposes of this section, the term "apartment complex" shall mean any group of two (2) or more apartment building units. For purposes of this section, the term "building unit" shall mean any building or structure which houses two (2) or more apartment units. For purposes of this section, the term "apartment unit" shall mean any group of rooms which are designed or used primarily for human habitation. (1) Apartment complexes of two (2) or more building units shall have the individual building number and/or letters identified with figures as to be plainly visible from the abutting street or streets. The building unit numbers and/or letters shall measure twelve (12) inches in height with a two-inch stroke. The lowest and highest identification numbers and/or letters for the individual apartment units in that building unit shall be mounted directly under the building unit numbers and/or letters and shall measure five (5) inches high with a three -quarter -inch stroke. Individual apartment units shall have the appropriate apartment unit numbers and/or letters on or over the