The following rules, regulations and conditions shall be observed by each Licensee under this ordinance:
(a) All accommodations must afford easy and unobstructed access to a hall or passageway to the outdoors.
(b) In every hotel, motel or extended stay hotel hereafter erected, all accommodations shall be in compliance with the MBC Michigan Building Code, ICC National Property Maintenance Code, International Fire Code and/or all applicable Building Codes in the City of Southgate.
(c) Rooms must be kept clean and free from dirt, vermin, garbage and rubbish.
(d) Clean sheets, pillowcases and towels must be provided before a guest may occupy a bed previously occupied by another registered guest.
(e) The cooking of food in or upon the premises is prohibited, other than in a kitchenette facility in compliance with applicable codes and regulations, and approved by the proper authorities designated in those codes and regulations. The use of hotplates or similar equipment which can be utilized to heat or cook food is specifically prohibited. A notice to this effect shall be conspicuously posted in each accommodation.
(f) A register shall be provided and maintained on the premises near the main entrance and shall be submitted, upon demand, to any official or police officer of the City of Southgate. The register shall contain the following information:
(1) The correct name and address of every guest, renting or occupying a room, including but not limited to non-paying minors and/or dependents. The guest shall furnish proof of identity by showing a valid driver's license or similar identification, and provide a date of birth.
(2) Each guest with a motor vehicle on the site shall provide the make, year and model of the motor vehicle, as well as the license plate number.
(3) The date and time of arrival and date of departure of every guest, and the number of the days each guest has been at the establishment during the calendar year.
(4) Where two persons occupy the same room and at least one of the persons is a minor, the relationship of said person shall be noted on the register.
(g) No licensee shall knowingly permit any accommodations and/or other location on the premises to be used for an unlawful purpose.
(h) All licensees shall permit free access by the Chief Building Inspector, Fire Marshal, Chief of Police, or their representatives' at all reasonable times.
(i) Accommodations shall not be made available for a period in hourly increments nor shall any accommodation be made available more than one time during the eighteen hour period of 12:00 noon to the following morning at 6:00 a.m. The right to occupy any accommodation shall not be assigned or transferred. No transient shall obtain accommodations at any establishment for more than thirty consecutive days, except as provided in Section 832.13.
(j) Occupancy of a room shall not exceed more than two persons for every one bed with a maximum of four per bedroom.
(l) Each room of every establishment shall receive daily housekeeping/cleaning and inspection.
(m) Additional security requirements:
(1) A video surveillance system (VSS) must be installed within one year of the effective date of this chapter. All VSS shall have no less than one camera dedicated to each register or check-out stand, entrance/exit, interior hallway and lobby, swimming pool area, exercise facility, loading dock, and parking lots or areas designated for customer and/or employee parking use. Recording must be backed up and kept for a minimum of thirty days and shall be submitted, upon demand, to any official or police officer of the City of Southgate.
(2) Exterior doors (other than lobby doors) must be secured from the outside between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(n) Any accumulations of snow shall be removed from the licensed establishment in a timely manner and such snow removed from parking lots and all other areas of the licensed establishment shall not be placed on adjacent public easements, sidewalks, or on or near a fire hydrant.
(o) Each occupied lodging room shall have a working telephone with access to 911 emergency services.
(Ord. 21-1016. Passed 2-3- 21.)