For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of Guthrie.
HOTEL. Any building or buildings, structures, trailer or other facility which are used for the accommodation of guests whether the rooms are in one or several structures. The term shall include hotels, apartment hotels, motels, tourist homes, house or courts, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses, trailer houses, trailer motels, dormitory space where bed space is rented to individuals or groups, apartments not occupied by “permanent residents,” and all other facilities where rooms or sleeping facilities or space are furnished for consideration. The term shall not mean hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes.
OCCUPANCY. The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession of, any room or rooms in a hotel, or the right to use or possession of the furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying the use and possession of the room or rooms.
OCCUPANT. A person, who, for a consideration, uses, possesses or has the right to the use or possession of any room or rooms in a hotel under any lease, concession, permit right of access, license to use or other agreement.
OPERATOR. Any person operating a hotel in this city, including, but not limited to the owner, proprietor, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other person otherwise operating the hotel.
PERMANENT RESIDENT. Any occupant who as or shall have the right to occupancy of any room or rooms in a hotel for at least 30 consecutive days during the current calendar year or preceding year.
RENT. The consideration received for occupancy valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits and property or services of any kind or nature, and also any amount for which credit is allowed by the operator to the occupant, without any deduction therefrom whatsoever.
RETURN. Any return filed or required to be filed as herein provided.
ROOM. Any room or rooms of any kind in any part or portion of the hotel which is available or let out for use or possession for any purpose other than a place of assembly. As used herein, “place of assembly” means a room or space which is capable of being occupied by 75 or more persons and which is used for educational, recreational or amusement purposes and shall include dance halls; cabarets; night clubs; restaurants; any room or space for public or private banquets, feasts, socials; card parties or weddings; lodge and meeting halls or rooms; skating rinks; gymnasiums; swimming pools; billiards; bowling and table tennis rooms; halls or rooms used for public or private catering purposes; funeral parlors; markets; recreational rooms; concert halls; broadcasting studios; and all other places of similar type of occupancy.
TAX. The tax levied pursuant to this article.
(Ord. 3034, passed 6-16-98)