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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 9 of 2013
(Amending Section 5.14.085 of the Salt Lake City Code to Provide for Scheduled Inspections of Qualifying Properties)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5.14.085 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS OF RENTAL DWELLINGS.
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2011 the City Council adopted Ordinances 2011-37 and 2011-38 to authorize and create the Salt Lake City Landlord/Tenant Initiative Program; and
WHEREAS, during the 2012 Legislative Session the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 216 prohibiting random inspections without cause and notice while still providing for the possibility of scheduled inspections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the amendments set forth below are reasonable and necessary to insure that the City’s Landlord/Tenant Initiative Program provides for scheduled City inspections of rental dwellings in a manner that provides for the health and safety of its citizens and complies with all pertinent State statutes;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 5.14.085 shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.14.085: LIMITATION ON REINSPECTIONS:
If the city inspects a rental dwelling
and thereafter approves a rental dwelling business license, the city may not
subsequently conduct an unscheduled inspection of that rental dwelling unless
reasonable cause exists to believe that a condition in the rental dwelling is in
violation of an applicable law or ordinance.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 19th day of February, 2013.
Bill No. 9 of 2013.
Published: February 28, 2013.