Any person who proposes to operate employee housing as defined by the Act, the Regulations or this Chapter shall, prior to commencing such operations, obtain a permit in compliance with the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter.
Any permits issued by the California Department of Housing and Community Development prior to July 1, 1994, to the extent that the person holding such permit, is in compliance with the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter, shall be deemed valid and in effect and shall continue in effect in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter. To the extent that the person holding such permit is operating employee housing in violation of the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter, such operations shall be subject to enforcement actions by the County pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter.
Any person operating employee housing on or after July 1, 1994, without a permit as required by the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter shall be subject to enforcement actions by the County pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter.
(a)
Applications for the permits required by the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter shall be made to the Planning and Development Director. Such applications shall be on the forms furnished by the Planning and Development Department and shall provide all information pertaining to the operation of employee housing required by the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter and such additional information as may be required by the Planning and Development Director. Every application shall be signed by the owner and operator of the employee housing or their/his/ her/its authorized agent. Every agent shall submit evidence of authorization as may be required by the Planning and Development Director.
(b)
In addition to the foregoing, the Planning and Development Director or his/her designee may require such other and further information relevant to the employee housing as he/she may deem necessary to determine whether the application for permit should be denied or approved and a permit issued.
(c)
Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by the fees fixed by this Chapter.
Permits shall be processed, approved and issued by the Planning and Development Director or his/her designee in accordance with the Act, the Regulations and this Chapter. Prior to approving and issuing a permit hereunder, the Planning and Development Director or his/her designee shall determine that the employee housing and the property and facilities therefore comply with the following: