For the purpose of this chapter, unless otherwise specified, the following word or words shall have the following meaning:
APARTMENT HOUSE means any building or portion thereof which contains three or more dwelling units. Separate apartment house buildings located upon a single parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land or under the same ownership shall be treated as one apartment house for the purpose of computing the fee prescribed by Section 65.107(b).
CO-LOCATED RENTAL UNIT means any other rental unit on the same premises and under the same ownership or management as an apartment house.
DIRECTOR means the Director of Environmental Health.
DWELLING UNIT shall mean each apartment in an apartment house and each sleeping room in a hotel, and each apartment and each hotel sleeping room in a building, containing both apartments and hotel sleeping rooms which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, for not more than one family and for the purpose of Chapter 1, Division 9, Title 6 includes rented residences.
GUEST means any person hiring or occupying a room for living or sleeping purposes.
GUEST ROOM means any room or rooms used or intended to be used by a guest for sleeping purposes.
HOTEL means any building, or set of buildings located on the same or contiguous premises and under the same ownership or management, containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests. Separate hotel buildings located upon a single parcel of land or contiguous parcels of land or under the same ownership shall be treated as hotel for the purpose of computing the fee prescribed by Section 65.107(b).
(Added by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 9322 (N.S.), effective 5-4-01; amended by Ord. No. 10238 (N.S.), effective 1-4-13; amended by Ord. No. 10412 (N.S.), effective 2-26-16; amended by Ord. No. 10606 (N.S.), effective 7-1-19; amended by Ord. No. 10709 (N.S.), effective 1-15-21)