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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN UPDATING THE PROCESSES FOR RESIDENTIAL LICENSING
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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.
City shall mean the City of New Haven.
Code enforcement officer means the director of the Livable City Initiative or their designee unless otherwise specified, or other City official(s) otherwise authorized to administer the licensing and inspection of residential rental property.
Common areas mean those interior and exterior areas of the residential rental property as defined herein of which the occupants have access, including, but not limited to, entrances, exits, hallways, stairways, basements, cellars, laundry rooms, attics, porches and yards.
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