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main entrance of each apartment unit and such apartment unit numbers and/or letters shall not be less than three (3) inches in height. Building units having streets on more than one (1) side shall have the building unit identification numbers and/or letters on at least two (2) sides facing the streets. The fire marshal's office shall designate on the site plan which sides of the building unit are to be identified with the appropriate numbers and/or letters. (2) The front and rear numbering requirements of this section shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner, agent and manager of each apartment unit within the city limits. (3) Building unit numbers must be clear from any form of obstruction. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12) Sec. 28-20. - Annual multifamily housing certification. (a) Annual application. An application for an annual apartment certification to operate shall be filed with the housing and neighborhood services director on a yearly basis by the operator of each apartment complex. The deadline for submitting the application shall be January 1st of the applicable 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 one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and a photo copy of the driver's license of the property manager or other individual that is completing the application. The processing fee will be waived if the apartment complex is a certified participating member, in all phases, of the Grand Prairie Police Crime -Free Multi -Housing Program or scored as a Tier 1 property the previous year. The apartment certification shall be issued or denied within sixty (60) days upon receipt of the completed application. Application for an annual apartment certification shall be filed on forms provided by the city. (b) Authorization. The application for an apartment certification 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. (c) Change in operator. Whenever a change in the operator occurs at an existing apartment complex, the new operator shall apply for an annual apartment certification to operate within ten (10) business days after the effective date of the change in operator. If the prior operator's apartment certification to operate was denied or revoked, a provisional apartment certification may be issued with special conditions designated by the housing and neighborhood services director. (d) Change in owner. Whenever a change in the owner occurs at an existing apartment complex, the owner shall apply for an annual apartment certification to operate within ten (10) business days after the effective date of the change in ownership. If the prior owner's apartment certification to operate was denied or revoked, a provisional apartment certification may be issued with special conditions designated by the housing and neighborhood services director. (e) Certification term. Certifications shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing on January 1st and terminating on the last day of December of the respective year. (f) Certification display. The management shall display the apartment certification in the leasing office in an open and conspicuous place. (g) It shall be unlawful for an apartment complex not to submit the application and applicable fees (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12) Sec. 28-21. - Multifamily housing certification—Grounds for denial.