(A) Transient room fee. For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, on and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, each transient shall pay a fee in the amount of 7% of the rent charged by the operator.
(B) Payment of fee by transient.
(1) The fees imposed by this chapter constitute a debt owed by the transient to the City, which is extinguished only by payment to the operator.
(2) The transient shall pay the fees to the operator of the hotel at the time rent is paid.
(3) If rent is paid in installments, the transient shall pay a proportionate share of the fee to the operator with each installment.
(C) Payment of fee by operator. The fee collected or accrued by the operator is to be held by the operator in trust for the City and shall be deemed to be a debt owed by the operator to the City.
(Ord. 663, passed 6-3-2020)