As used in this Chapter:
(a) "Hotel-motel" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests in which five or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether such rooms are in one or several structures.
(b) "Transient accommodation" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests in which four or less rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether such rooms are in one or several structures.
(c) "Transient guests" means person or persons occupying a room or rooms for sleeping accommodations for less than thirty consecutive days.
(d) "Vendor" means the person who is the proprietor of the hotel, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other capacity. Where the operator performs his functions through a managing agent of any type or character, other than an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this Chapter and shall have the same duties and liabilities as his principal. Compliance with the provisions of this Chapter be either the principal of the managing agent shall, however, be considered to be compliance by both.
(e) "Finance Director" means the Finance Director of the Village of Obetz.
(f) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
(g) "Village" means the Village of Obetz. (Ord. 57-98. Passed 6-15-98.)