As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them herein:
BUSINESS: Any person engaged in the business of renting, leasing or letting living quarters, sleeping accommodations, rooms or a part thereof in connection with any motel, hotel or tourist court.
HOTEL, MOTEL OR TOURIST COURT: Any structure or building which contains rooms furnished for the purposes of providing lodging which may or may not also provide meals, entertainment or various other personal services to transient guests, and which is kept used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are sought for pay or compensation by transient or permanent guests and having more than two (2) bedrooms furnished for the accommodation of such guests.
PERSON: An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture or other association of persons.
TRANSIENT GUESTS: A person who occupies a room in a hotel, motel or tourist court for not more than twenty eight (28) consecutive days. (Ord. 8, 9-19-2005)