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ATTACHMENT A <br />ORDINANCE NO. _______ <br />AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE RENTAL HOUSING CODE; <br />AMENDING SECTIONS 8.415, 8.425 AND 8.430 OFTHE EUGENE <br />CODE, 1971, AND REPEALING THE SUNSET DATE. <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br />A. <br />Sections 8.400 through 8.440, and 8.995 of the Eugene Code, 1971, (“the <br />Rental Housing Code”) were adopted by Ordinance No. 20329 on November 22, 2004. <br />Ordinance No. 20329 also provided that the Ordinance and the Rental Housing Code <br />be repealed effective December 31, 2008 <br />B. <br />Since its initial adoption in 2004,the Rental Housing Code sunset date has <br />been extended and its provisions amended. The most recent amendment was adopted <br />by Ordinance No. 20494 on June 11, 2012. The most recent extension was adopted by <br />Ordinance No. 20568 on September 26, 2016, extending the sunset date to March 1, <br />2017. <br />C. <br />The Council has determined that the Rental Housing Code sunset date <br />should be removed andthat revisions recommended by the Housing Policy Board be <br />incorporated intothe Rental Housing Code. <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. <br />Section 8.415 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding the <br />definitionsof “Carbon Monoxide Alarm” and “Carbon Monoxide Source” and by <br />repealing the definition of “Plumbing code” to provide as follows: <br />8.415Rental Housing – Definitions. <br />For purposes of sections 8.400 through <br />8.440 of this code, the following words and phrases mean: <br />Carbon Monoxide Alarm. A device that: <br />a.Detects carbon monoxide; <br />b.Produces a distinctive audible alert when carbon monoxide is <br />detected; <br />c.Conforms to State Fire Marshal rules; <br />d.Is listed by Underwriters Laboratories or any other nationally <br />recognized testing laboratory or an equivalent organization; and <br />e.Operates as a distinct unit or as two or more single station units <br />wired to operate in conjunction with each other. <br />Ordinance - Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />