For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSIDERATION. The cost of the room in the hotel only if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping, and shall not include the cost of any food served or personal services rendered to the occupant of the room not related to the cleaning and readying of a room for occupancy.
HOTEL. Any building or buildings in which the people may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations. The term shall include hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses or courts, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses or other buildings where rooms are furnished for consideration, but HOTEL shall not be defined so as to include hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes.
OCCUPANCY. The use or possession, or the right to use or possession of any room in a hotel, if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping and if the occupant's use, possession or right to use or possession extends for a period of less than 30 days.
OCCUPANT. Anyone, who, for consideration uses, possesses or has a right to use or possess, any room in a hotel if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, company, corporation, association or other business entity.
QUARTERLY PERIOD. The regular calendar quarters of the year, the first quarter being composed of the months of January, February and March, the second quarter being of the months of April, May and June, the third quarter being the months of July, August and September and the fourth quarter being the months of October, November and December.
TAX ASSESSOR-CO1LECTOR. The City Commission.
(Ord. 392, passed 9-22-1980; Ord. 392A, passed 4-14-1992; Ord. 392B, passed 10-14-1997)