For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
HOTEL: Any building or buildings in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain living quarters, sleeping or housekeeping accommodations. The term includes but is not limited to inns, motels, vacation properties, tourist homes or courts, lodging houses for rent or lease, rooming houses and apartment houses.
OCCUPANCY: The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room or rooms in a hotel for any purpose, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying the use and possession of the room or rooms.
OPERATOR: Any person operating a hotel.
OWNER: Any person having an ownership interest in or conducting the operation of a hotel or receiving the consideration for the rental of such hotel room.
PERSON: Any natural individual, firm, partnership, associations, joint stock company, joint venture, public or private corporation, receiver, executor, trustee, guardian or other representative appointed by order of any court.
RENT OR RENTAL: 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.
ROOM OR ROOMS: Any living quarters, sleeping or housekeeping accommodations.
(Ord. 2258-23, 5-23-2023)