(a) An application for a new permit, and/or for renewal of a permit, shall be made to the Director, upon approved forms, for a permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) The application for a permit to operate a hotel/motel shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of the applicant, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the applicant is a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or other group acting as a unit the applicant shall provide the name of the entity set forth exactly as shown on its articles of incorporation or organization, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of an individual who is the statutory agent, president, or managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation number;
(2) Name of the hotel/motel, including address, telephone number, and email address;
(3) The legal owner or owners of the property, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address. If the property owner is a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or other group acting as a unit, the applicant shall provide the name of the entity set forth exactly as shown on its articles of incorporation or organization, as well as the mailing address, telephone number, and email address of an individual who is the statutory agent, president, or managing individual, the state in which the company is incorporated or registered, and the entity or corporation number;
(4) If an owner of the property has executed a land contract, lease agreement, management agreement, or any other agreement separating the owner from control over the property and/or the hotel/motel, the applicant shall include a copy of said agreement along with the application;
(5) The names and addresses of any other hotel/motels located in the City that the applicant or property owner has any interest in, including, but not limited to, ownership, licensure, or management;
(6) Name of the hotel/motel operator, including mailing address, telephone number, and email address;
(7) The number of guestrooms in service in the hotel/motel; and
(8) A letter of good standing from the City Tax Division.
(c) The applicant must notify the Director of any change in information contained in the permit application within ten days of the change.
(d) Any change in ownership of the hotel/motel, the building, or the business, change in operator, or change in name of the hotel/motel, shall void the current permit and shall require submission of a new application and the issuance of a new permit.
(Ord. 21-23. Passed 9-7-21.)