(A) License required. No person shall operate a hotel as defined in this chapter, unless he or she holds a current, unrevoked operator's license issued by the city in his or her name for the specific named hotel.
(B) Upon application the City Council may grant approval for an extended stay hotel as part of the hotel operator's license application and renewal and shall set specific parameters to the length of any permitted hotel stays in excess of two consecutive weeks. In no event shall the City Council approve an extended stay hotel to provide accommodations in excess of six consecutive months without the operator first qualifying to lease residential rental property under this code.
(C) Application for license. No operating license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant, owner or operator has first made application therefor on an application form provided by the Building and Housing Department pursuant to Chapter 110 of this code.
(D) Issuance of license. The city is hereby authorized, upon application therefor and approval by the City Council, to issue new operating license and renewals therefor, in the names of applicant owners or operators of hotels. No such license shall be issued unless the hotel, in connection with which the license is sought is found, after inspection by the Director of Building and Housing, to meet all applicable rules and regulations of this code pertaining to health and fire prevention and applicable rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto and all laws of the state regarding hotels, motels and rooming houses.
(E) Residency. No operating license shall be issued or renewed for a non-resident applicant unless the applicant designates in writing to the city the name of a registered agent in the state and county, for the receipt of service of notice of violations of the provisions of this subchapter and for service of process pursuant to this subchapter, and no operating license shall be issued or renewed for nonresident applicant unless such applicant has first designated a registered agent in the state and county for the receipt of service of violations of the provisions of this subchapter, when said applicant is absent from the city for a period of 30 days or more. Such a designation shall be made in writing and shall accompany each application form. The applicant may designate any person who is a registered agent in the state and county.
(F) Conditions of license.
(1) Transferability. No license shall be transferred to another person or owner or operator. Every person holding an operating license shall give notice in writing to the city within two working days after having transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any business licensed under this chapter. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person or persons succeeding to the ownership or control of such multiple dwelling or rooming house. The notice requirement shall be satisfied upon compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) Record of repairs and changes. Every owner or operator of a hotel shall keep or cause to be kept an accurate record of all repairs, alterations and equipment changes related to the provisions of this subchapter or to any rules and regulations pertaining hereto, and all corrections made as a result of inspections as required hereunder. Such record shall be made available to the Director of Building and Housing by the owner or operator when requested. Every owner or operator subject to this section shall be notified that such records may be used in administrative or judicial proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(G) Inspection.
(1) Inspection authorized. No operating license shall be issued or renewed unless the premises seeking licensure undergoes all inspections required as determined by the Director of Building and Housing.
(2) Reinspection; suspension oflicense. At the end of the time allowed for correction of any violations cited, the Director of Building and Housing or his or her designee shall reinspect the multiple dwelling or rooming house, and if he or she determines that such conditions have not been corrected, he or she may suspend or revoke the operating license pursuant to Chapter 110 of this code.
(Ord. 24-O-2388, passed 5-15-2024) Penalty, see § 110.99