(A) Within 30 days after commencing business or by 1-1-1991, every person desiring to engage in or conduct business as operator of a hotel renting to transients within the city shall file with the Tax Administrator an application for a transient occupancy registration permit for each place of business. Every application for a permit shall be made upon a form prescribed by the Tax Administrator and shall set forth the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business, the location of his or her place of business and other information as the Tax Administrator may require. The application shall be signed by the owner if a natural person, if a member or partner, if an association or partnership, by an executive officer or some person specifically authorized by the corporation to sign the application in the case of a corporation. The transient occupancy registration permit must be in effect, at all times, while the business is in operation and shall be, at all times, posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. The permit shall, among other things, state the following:
(1) Name of hotel;
(2) Name of operator;
(3) Hotel address;
(4) The date upon which the permit was issued; and
(5) This transient occupancy registration permit signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of this chapter by registering with the Tax Administrator for the purpose of collecting from transients the transient occupancy tax and remitting the tax to the Tax Administrator. This permit does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business in an unlawful manner, nor operate a hotel without strictly complying with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department or office of the city. This permit does not apply in lieu of other permits which are otherwise required.
(B) At the time of making an application for a registration permit, the applicant shall pay a registration fee in an amount determined by the Council for each permit issued.
(Ord. 2008-02, passed 10-1-2008)