(a) Within ten days after commencing business, each new or unregistered operator of any hotel renting occupancy to transients shall present a valid certificate of occupancy issued by the building official pursuant to Title 16 and apply for registration of said hotel with the supervisor of revenue collections who will issue a "Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate" to be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises by such registrant or any operator previously registered. The application shall require such information as the supervisor of revenue collections deems necessary or convenient to the collection of the tax imposed by this chapter. The supervisor of revenue collections may require updating of application information from time to time as he or she deems necessary or advisable. Registration under this section shall lapse with the certificate of occupancy upon which it was issued. Said certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
(1) The name of the operator;
(2) The address of the hotel;
(3) The date upon which the certificate was issued;
(4) "This Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of Chapter 2.33 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code 'Transient Occupancy Tax' by registering with the supervisor of revenue collections for the purpose of collecting from transients the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting said tax to the supervisor of revenue collections. This certificate does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business or to conduct any lawful business in an unlawful manner, or to operate a hotel without strictly complying with all local applicable laws, including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department or office of this city. This certificate does not constitute a permit and is not transferable to a different operator."
(Ord. 5290 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 3704 § 1 (part), 1986: Ord. 2567 § 1 (part), 1970)