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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL BUSINESS LICENSES IN NEW HAVEN'S CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 17 - LICENSES AND PERMITS, ARTICLE XIV. RESIDENTIAL RENTAL BUSINESS LICENSES.
WHEREAS, the Director of the Livable City Initiative desires to amend various paragraphs of the ordinances relative to Residential Licensing to ensure effectiveness of the Residential Licensing Program and a prompt and efficient process for appealing citations related to the Residential Licensing Program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Livable City Initiative submits the proposed ordinance amendments herewith.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that the proposed amendments to the Residential Rental Business Licenses ordinance are hereby approved.
ARTICLE XIV. RESIDENTIAL RENTAL BUSINESS LICENSES1
Sec. 17-71. Provisions of article I apply.
The provisions contained in article I "Licenses and Permits in General," of this chapter also apply to the activities regulated by this article.
(Ord. No. 1671, 2-6-12; Ord. No. 1873, 9-3-19)
Sec. 17-72. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Basement shall mean a portion of a building located partly underground but having less than one-half (1/2) of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. Where the contour of the ground level immediately adjacent to the building is interrupted by ditching, pits, or trenching, the average adjoining ground level shall be the nearest contour line parallel to the walls of the building without regard to the level created by ditching, pits or trenching.
Cellar shall mean a portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having one-half (1/2) of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
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