Any person conducting or operating any place for lodging for transient guests shall register said hotel or motel with the Director of Finance by providing proof of an Ohio Retail Sales Tax Vendor License and obtaining from the Director of Finance a "Certificate of Registration for Transient Occupancy", the fee for which shall be one dollar ($1.00), which certificate shall continue valid until December 31 of the year in which same is issued. Such certificate of registration, or duplicate original copies thereof to be issued by the Director of Finance without additional charge, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each ticket or box office on the premises. Said certificate shall at a minimum state the following:
(a) The name of the owner.
(b) The name of the operator (if different).
(c) The date upon which the certificate was issued.
(d) "This "Certificate of Registration for Transient Occupancy" signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the City of Garfield Heights' Codified Ordinances Chapter 705: Excise Tax on Lodgings, by registering with the Director of Finance and remitting said tax to the Finance Director or his approved agent. This Certificate does not constitute a permit or license.”
(Ord. 81-2002. Passed 11-11-02.)