As used in this chapter:
(a) "Administrator" means the individual charged with direct responsibility for administration of a tax levied by the Village of Peninsula in accordance with this chapter.
(b) "Booking Agent" means any person or entity that facilitates reservations or collects payment for Short-Term Rental Dwelling accommodations on behalf of or for a Vendor. Merely publishing an advertisement for accommodations does not make the publisher a Booking Agent.
(c) "Short-Term Rental Dwelling" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to be a place where lodging for less than thirty consecutive days is offered to guests in one (1) or more rooms, regardless of use of keyed entry, whether such rooms are in one (1) or several structures, and whether the rooms are located in different structures or on different parcels of land if the structures are not identified in advertisements of the accommodations as distinct establishments.
(d) "Transaction Price" means the total amount of consideration, including money or any other value, paid, or to be paid, or given by, or on behalf of, a Transient Guest to a Short-Term Rental Dwelling Vendor or Booking Agent in exchange for lodging. The Transaction Price is the amount advertised or published to the public inclusive of any fees built into the advertised or published price; however, service fees or booking fees, if separately stated, shall not be included in the Transaction Price.
(e) "Transient Guest" or "Transient Guests" means a person or persons occupying a room or rooms for lodging for less than thirty (30) consecutive days.
(f) "Vendor" means the person who is the owner or operator of the Short-Term Rental Dwelling and who furnishes the lodging.
(Ord. 18-2019. Passed 9-9-19.)