§ 5.32.010 — Definitions

5.32.010 - Definitions.

Except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter: Hotel means any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for use or occupancy by transients, including but not limited to dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof. Occupancy means the use or possession, or the right or entitlement to the use or possession, of any room or rooms or portion thereof, in any hotel for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes. Operator means the person who is proprietor of the hotel, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee, or any other capacity. Where the operator performs management functions through a managing agent or any type or character other than an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this chapter and shall have the same duties and liabilities as his principal. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter by either the principal or the managing agent shall, however, be considered to be compliance by both. Person means 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. Rent means the amount of the consideration charged or chargeable to the tenant or person entitled to occupancy, for the occupancy of space, valued in money whether received in money, labor or otherwise, including the full value of receipts, cash, credits, property or services of any kind or nature, without any deduction whatsoever. Tax Administrator means the City Finance Director or designated agent. Transient means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement of whatever nature, for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days. Any person so occupying space in a hotel shall be deemed to be a transient if his actual total period of occupancy does not exceed 30 days. Unless days of occupancy or entitlement to occupancy by one person are consecutive without any break, then prior to subsequent periods of such occupancy or entitled to occupancy shall not be counted when determining whether a period exceeds the stated 30 calendar days.

(Ord. 6058 § 1, 1993; Ord. 3380 § 2, 1966)