For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONSIDERATION. The consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy in a hotel valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, labor or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits, property and services of any kind or nature without any deduction therefrom whatsoever. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to imply that consideration is charged when the space provided to the person is complimentary from the operator and no consideration is charged to or received from any person.
HOTEL and/or MOTEL. Any structure or space, or any portion thereof, that is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes, and includes privately, publicly, or government-owned hotels, inns, tourist camps, tourist courts, tourist cabins, motels, short-term rental units, primitive and recreational vehicle campsites and campgrounds, or any place in which rooms, lodgings or accommodations are furnished to transients for consideration.
MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town or a county, but does not include a county with a metropolitan form of government.
OCCUPANCY. The use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room, lodgings or accommodations in any hotel.
OPERATOR. The person operating the hotel, whether as owner, lessee or otherwise.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
TOURISM. Attracting nonresidents to visit a particular municipality and encouraging those nonresidents to spend money in the municipality, which includes travel related to both leisure and business activities.
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. The acquisition and construction of, and finance and retirement of debt for, facilities related to tourism.
TRANSIENT. Any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy of any rooms, lodgings or accommodations in a hotel for a period of less than 30 continuous days.
(Ord. 21-19B, passed 8-16-2021)