The following definitions shall apply to the enforcement and interpretation of this chapter:
(a) “Hotel” means any structure consisting of one or more buildings with five or more guest rooms specifically constructed for, kept, used, maintained or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered for pay to transient guests for a period of thirty days or less in which access to each guestroom is provided by interior hallways.
(b) “Motel” means a structure as in subsection (a) hereof in which access to each guestroom is provided directly through an exterior door or by an entrance connected to a covered hallway or walkway on the exterior of the building.
(c) “Extended Stay Hotel” means a structure as in subsections (a) or (b) hereof specifically constructed for, kept, used, maintained or held out to the public to be a place offered as a temporary residence for pay to guests for a period that is not limited to 30 days.
(d) “Owner or Authorized Agent” means a person, firm, association or corporation who is responsible for managing and operating a hotel, motel, or extended stay hotel.
(e) “Utensil” means any drinking glass, pitcher, silverware, plate, serving platter, and other equipment that is designed or used to come into contact with potable water, food, or beverages during storage, transportation, serving or normal usage.
(f) “Hotel Operation Permit” means a permit issued by the City of Grandview Heights authorizing the holder to operate a hotel, motel, or extended stay hotel within the jurisdiction of the City of Grandview Heights pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(g) “Hotel Operation Permit/Registration Application” means a form provided by the City of Grandview Heights allowing the owner or authorized agent of a hotel, motel, or extended stay hotel to apply for a Hotel Operation Permit and be registered as a holder of such permit.
(h) “Notice of Violation” means the written notice of Section 1347.03(a), said notice designed to inform the holder of a Hotel Operation Permit of specific areas of noncompliance, to specify the steps needed to achieve compliance and the time period within which these steps must be performed, and to explain the consequences of continued noncompliance.
(i) “The City” means the City of Grandview Heights.
(j) “City Building Official” means an agent of the City of Grandview Heights authorized to inspect hotels, motels, and extended stay hotels, and otherwise enforce the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2006-01. Passed 1-3-06.)