A. Every person desiring to engage in or conduct business as operator of a hotel renting to transients within the City shall, prior to commencing such business, file with the Tax Administrator an application for a transient occupancy registration permit for each place of business. Every application for such a permit shall be made upon a form prescribed by the Tax Administrator and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his place of business and such other information as the Tax Administrator may require. The application shall be signed by the owner if a natural person, if a member or partner, if an association or partnership, by an executive officer or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application in the case of a corporation. The transient occupancy registration permit must be in effect at all times while the business is in operation and shall be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. Said permit shall, among other things, state the following:
1. Name of hotel;
2. Name of operator;
3. Hotel address;
4. The date upon which the permit was issued;
5. “This Transient Occupancy Registration Permit signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the Transient Occupancy Tax Chapter by registering with the Tax Administrator for the purpose of collecting from transients the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting said tax to the Tax Administrator. This Permit does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business in an unlawful manner, nor operate a hotel without strictly complying with all applicable laws, including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department or office of this City. This Permit does not apply in lieu of such other permits which are otherwise required.”
B. At the time of making an application for a registration permit, the applicant shall pay a registration fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each permit issued.
[Ord. No. 461, Section 3, 5/9/07.]