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(g) Tier appeals. To appeal the summary grading score (SGS) or tier classification, a written request must be submitted to the housing and neighborhood services director within ten (10) days of receiving their designation. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12; Ord. No. 10036-2016, § 3, 5-3-16) Sec. 28-24. - Tier rating for multifamily housing requirements. (a) Tier 1 properties. Tier 1 properties are those that receive a summary grading score between eighty (80) and one hundred (100). (b) Tier 2 and Tier 3 property requirements. Tier 2 and Tier 3 property owners, operators, property managers or any person who lets shall require the head of a household to provide evidence of his or her identity in addition thereto, the full and true identity of each individual that will be residing in the apartment. (1) Tier 2 apartment communities will be inspected on a semi-annual basis. (2) Tier 3 apartment communities will be inspected on a quarterly basis. (3) If an apartment community obtains a Tier 2 rating due to their calls for service ratio, the apartment community is required to become a certified participating member, in all phases, of the Grand Prairie Police Crime -Free Multi -Housing Program. (4) Tier 3 apartment communities are required to become certified participating members of the Grand Prairie Police Crime -Free Multi -Housing Program. (c) Tier 3 property requirements. (1) Tier 3 property owners are required to have twenty -four-hour, on-site security provided by commissioned security officers or licensed TCLEOSE certified peace officers if the low tier rating is based on points lost due to high CFS. (2) All commissioned security officers while working for a Tier 3 property must be in uniform and must be registered and hold a class B security contractor license issued from the Private Security Bureau of the Texas Department of Public Safety. (3) Apartment communities with an initial SGS of seventy-four (74) and below will require quarterly inspections. Additionally, the property will be subject to citation. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12; Ord. No. 10036-2016, § 4, 5-3-16) Sec. 28-25. - Unsecured vacant multifamily housing building. No owner or person having charge of any unoccupied apartment building or similar structure within the city shall leave said building or structure unlocked, unboarded or otherwise unsecured, so that unauthorized persons may enter said building or structure. An unsecured apartment building or structure shall constitute prima facie, a condition of immediate danger from fire to the building and adjoining buildings and the HNS director, or such official's designated representative shall immediately notify the owner of said unsecured building to secure the same, and if said structure or building is not secured within forty-eight (48) hours after the owner or person in charge of the building has been notified, the code compliance manager or such official's designated representative shall secure the apartment building at the expense of the owner or person in charge of said building or structure, the cost of expense of the work required to secure such building to be charged against the owner of the property as provided by V.A.C.S. article 4436, as amended. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12)