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ORDINANCE NO.4393
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA,BY ENACTING A NEW
SECTION THEREOF, FOR THE PUR-
Proof Of Publication In POSE OF RENTAL CODE CHANGES
CHAPTER 13 REPEALING ANY AND
THE AMES TRIBUNE ALL ORDINANCES ORDINANCES
C PARTS
CONFLICT TO THE
EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY; AND ESTAB-
LISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE B Legal Notice
STATE OF IOWA. STORY COUNTY,ss. cilfortheCtyoffAmes,Iowa that:
Section One. The Municipal uary 1,2018. or by the number of
Code of the City of Ames, Iowa bedrooms reflected in the inspec-
I. Rebecca Bjork, on oath depose and say that shall be and the same is hereby tton records of the City of Ames
amended by enacting a new Sec- it Inspection Division as of January
I am AdvertisingDirector of THE AMES TRIBUNE. tS c. 13.104.V e.zolE.whichever number is nigh-
"Sec. 13.1oa VIOLATIONS AND EN- er.
FORCEMENT 13.SD3
a daily newspaper, published at Ames, (2)Enforcement. (4)
(e)
Story County,. Iowa: that the annexed printed if; Rent Abatement. (iv) For rental dwellings iocat-
0 The Building Official may or. I ed within the Near Campus Neigh-
der rent abated when the Building borhoods for which a registration
Official determines that the owner i Is being sought after January 1.
has, after issuance of a notice of 2018.the number of bedrooms for
CITY OF AMES violation of this chapter: determining maximum occupancy i
a.)Failed to provide an es. shall be determined by an n inspec-
Ordinance 4393 sential service (water, sewer, tiooftheInspectionDivision."
electricity,heat): Section Two. Violation of the
b.)Failed to remedy a con- provisions of this ordinance shall
dition that poses a substantial constitute a municipal infraction
risk to the health or safety of the Punishable as set out by law.
was published in said newspaper tenant: Section Three. All ordinances.
c.) Rented a dwelling unit or Parts of ordinances, in conflict
1 time(s) on October 11, 2019 without a valid Letter of Compli- herewith are hereby repeated to
ante;or, the extent of such conflict,if any.
the last of said publication d.) Failed to make correc. Section Four. This ordinance
re as required in the inspection shall be in full force and effect
was on the 11 th day of October, 2019 report. from and after Its passage and
(li)Rent abatement means that publication as required by law.
the owner may not recover rent Passed this Bth day of October,
from the tenant. 2019.
Rent shall be abated until the con. Diane R.Voss,City Clerk
dition for which rent abatement John A.Haila,Mayor
was ordered has,in the judgment
of the Building Official,been rem- Published in the Ames Tribune on
edied. October 11,2019(1T)
(iii) The Building Official shall
provide a copy of the rent abate-
ment order to the owner at the
address on the rental permit and
to the tenant by U.S. mail and by
posting the entrance door to the
dwelling unit. Notice of termina.
tion of the rent abatement will be
given in the same manner.
Sec.13.301.LETTER OF
COMPLIANCE(LOC)
(1)Letter of Compliance re-
quired.
♦�j11t�, KIMBERLY NELSEN No owner operator shall rent,or
0 offer for rent,any dwelling unit for
Z Commission Number 790054 use In whole or in part for human
habitation,unless:
krrlh My Commission Expires May 19,2021 dweiing is rwit giheeredins as is rental
slon,and
. (b)a valid Letter of Compli-
ance has been issued,or is Pend-
„ val.
w,, subject to inspection appro-
�t- Val.
Properties determined to have
been rented without a valid Letter
Notary Public of Compliance may be,at the dis-
cretion of the building official, in-
eligible for a Letter of Compliance
sworn to before me and subscribed in my for a period of one rear beginning
on the presence by Rebecca Bjork, Advertising Director termin d ttehe Property whichitwasaff be ng
this 11 th day of October, 2019 illegally rented.The property can-
not be leased during this year.
gec.13.503.00CUPANCY
AMT: $51.59 LIMITATIONS
AD #: 1283807 (4)
ACCT: 33408 (e)
(Ili) For rental dwelling units
located within the Near Campus
Neighborhoods and that are regis-
tered as of January 1, 2018, the
number of bedrooms for deter-
mining maximum occupancy shall
be determined by the number of
bedrooms listed in the records of
the Ames City Assessor as of Jan.