Except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the following words, terms and phrases are, for the purpose of this chapter, defined as follows:
Hotel shall mean any building or buildings, or other facility in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations in exchange for a consideration. The term shall include hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses or courts, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses, trailer houses, trailer motels, railroad pullman cars parked on a siding or other area and used for sleeping accommodations not involving the transportation of travelers, dormitory space where bed space is rented to individuals or groups, apartments not occupied by "permanent residences," as that term is hereinafter defined, and all other facilities where rooms or sleeping facilities or spaces are furnished for a consideration. "Hotel" shall not be defined to include a hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, or convalescent home.
Consideration shall mean the cost of the room, sleeping space, bed or dormitory space or other facilities in such hotel and shall not include the cost of any food served or personal services rendered to the occupant not related to cleaning and readying such room or space for occupancy, and shall not include any tax assessed by any other governmental agency.
Occupancy shall mean the use or possession or the right to use or possession of any room, space, or sleeping space in a hotel for any purpose.
Occupant shall mean anyone who, for a consideration, uses, possesses, or has a right to use or possess any room or rooms or sleeping space or facility in a hotel under any lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement.
Person shall mean any individual, company, corporation, or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any hotel in the City of Chico, Texas.
Tax Assessor-Collector shall mean the Tax Assessor- Collector of the City of Chico.
Quarterly period shall mean the regular calendar quarter of the year, the first quarter being composed of the months of January, February and March, the second quarter being the months of April, May and June, the third quarter being the months of July, August, and September, and the fourth quarter being the months of October, November, and December.
Permanent resident shall mean any occupant who has or shall have the right of occupancy of a room or rooms or sleeping space or facility in a hotel for at least thirty (30) consecutive days during the current calendar year or preceding year.