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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 12866d 3,73 r ORDINANCE NO. 1286 . AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RINTON, WASHINGTON, FXLATING TO PLACES OF REFUGE, REGULATING THE OPERATION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING THEREOF, FIXING LICENSE FEE, ADOPTING MINIMUM STANDARDS THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Renton do ordain as follows: Section 1: The tern "Place of Refuge" as used in this Ordinance shall mean any hospital, asylum, alms house, building or dwelling for housing the aged, infirm, im- beciles, children or delinquents, wherein three or more persons, not related by blood or marriage to the householder, owner, operator or manager thereof, are lodged or boarded more than fifteen days in any calendar month; provided, that the term shall not include any hospital approved by the American College of Surgeons or the American College of Physicians, or any State institution. Section 2: No person, firm or corporation shall maintain or advertise the maintenance of any Place of Refuge within the City of Renton without applying for and receiving from the City Council of said City a license for operation of such Place of Refuge. Such licenses shall be issued annually on or before July lst of each calendar year and shall expire on June 30th of each calendar year. The fee for said license shall be $2.00 per year. Section 3: The City Council shall, before granting any license to any Place of Refuge, require that the premises for which a license is sought be inspected by the Fire Chief of the City and by the City Health Officer, and shall not grant any such license unless and until a written report approving same be submitted by the Fire Chief and by the City Health Officer. Section 4: The City Council shall have the right to deny or revoke a license to any Place of Refuge if upon inspection thereof it is found that the Place of Refuge is unsanitary or in an unsafe condition as relates to health and fire hazards; provided, that the Council shall promptly notify the owner, operator or manager of such Place of Refuge as to the manner in which the premises may qualify for a license and set forth the conditions to be remedied previous to such licensing, renewal or revocation. Section 5: Any owner, operator or manager of a Place of Refuge deeming any order of the City Council to be arbitrary or contrary to law may demand and obtain, within tem days of request therefor, a formal order of denial or revocation. Such order shall set forth findings as to conditions on or about the premises which caused such denial or revocation of such license. Appeal from such formal order may be taken by -1- f the aggrieved party to the State Courts in the manner provided by law. Section 6: Places of Refuge shall be governed by and conform to all applicable provisions and requirements of the Ordinances of the City of Renton, including Building Codes, Fire Regulations, and Sanitary Regulations. Section 7: Such rules and regulations as have been heretofore or may be here- after adopted and promulgated by the Washington State Department of Public Health, the King County Health Department, the State Fire Marshall, or Board of County Commissioners of King County, relating to sanitary and health conditions and to fire and building standards for Places of Refuge are adopted by reference as a part of this Ordinance and shall have the same force and effect as if they were recited herein, and the same shall be given consideration and effect in the making of inspections provided by this Ordinance. Section S: The provisions of Section 4, Chapter 100, Laws of 1945 of the State of Washington, and any amendments thereof, and the minimum requirements as to facilities, exclusion of infectious disease, nursing supervision, food, records and reports es- tablished thereby, are adopted by reference as a part of this Ordinance and shall have the same force and effect as if they were recited herein. Section 9: Any person, firm or corporation which shall operate or maintain a Place of Refuge in the City of Renton without having in force a license so to do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by fine not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). Section 10: The invalidity of any provision of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other provision thereof. Section 11: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after its passage, approval and legal publication as provided by law. Passed by the City Council this �day of September 1947. n '-Vr� LI�d ty Clerk Approved by the Mayor this /_6 day of September 1947. Date of Publication: Approved as to Form: eLl Lxlew-14--vl - City Attorney - -;z il� / 'q '�- 7 -2- VI