The following words, terms and phrases are, for the purpose of this chapter, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, defined as follows:
CONSIDERATION. The cost of the room, sleeping space, bed, or other facility in such hotel and shall not include 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, sleeping space, bed or other facility for occupancy.
HOTEL. Any building or buildings, trailer or other facility in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations. The term shall include hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses or courts, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses, or other buildings where rooms are furnished for a consideration, but HOTEL shall not be defined so as to include hospitals, sanitariums, or nursing homes.
OCCUPANCY. The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession of any room or rooms, sleeping space, bed or other facility in a hotel for any purpose.
OCCUPANT. Anyone who, for a consideration uses, possesses, or has a right to use or possess any room or rooms, sleeping space, bed or other facility in a hotel under any lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract or agreement.
PERMANENT RESIDENT. Any occupant who has or shall have the right to occupancy of any room or rooms or sleeping space or other facility in a hotel for at least 30 consecutive days during the current calendar year of the preceding year.
PERSON. Any individual, company, corporation or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any hotel.
QUARTERLY PERIOD. The regular calendar quarters 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 being the months of October, November and December.
TAX COLLECTOR. The tax assessor/collector of the city.
(Ord. 601, passed 9-6-2005)