For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(a) “Person” shall mean 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.
(b) “Hotel” shall mean any type of commercial establishment, or any portion of any type of commercial establishment, which provides for the occupancy of transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes, whether by the day, week, or month, including, but not limited to, hotels, inns, and motels.
(c) “Occupancy” shall mean the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any room or rooms, or portion thereof, in any hotel for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes.
(d) “Transient” shall mean any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less.
(e) “Rent” shall mean the monetary value of the consideration charged for occupancy, including all receipts, cash, credit, property, and services of any kind or nature, without any deduction therefrom whatsoever.
(f) “Operator” shall mean the person who manages the hotel, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee, or any other capacity.
(g) “Tax Collector” shall mean the Director of Finance of the City.
(§§ 2 through 8, Ord. 26; and § 9, Ord. 26, as amended by § 2, Ord. 171)