§ 98-114. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Consideration means the cost of the room in a hotel only if the room is ordinarily used for sleeping, and not including the cost of any food served or personal services rendered to the occupant of such room not related to the cleaning and readying of such room for occupancy.

Finance director means the finance director of the city or their designee.

Hotel means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration. The term includes a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, lodging house, inn, corporate apartment or rooming house, but does not include a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home.

Occupancy means the use or possession or the right to the use or possession of any room or rooms in a hotel if the room is one which is ordinarily used for sleeping and if the occupant is other than a permanent resident as hereinafter defined.

Occupant means anyone who, for a consideration, uses, possesses or has a right to use or possess any room or rooms in a hotel under any lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract or agreement, other than a permanent resident as hereinafter defined.

Permanent resident means any occupant who has or shall have the right to occupancy of any room or rooms in a hotel for at least 30 consecutive days during the current calendar year or preceding year.

Person means any individual, company, corporation or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any hotel.

(Ord. No. 2008-10-100, § 2, 10-21-2008)