§ 4.72.020 — Definitions

4.72.020 - Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words have the meanings set forth in this section: A. "City" means the City of San José. B. "Director of finance" means the director of finance of the city. C. "Hotel" means any structure situated in the city, including, but not limited to, any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, guesthouse, bed and breakfast inn, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobilehome or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof situated in the city, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes. D. "Occupancy" means 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. E. "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 his or her functions through a managing agent of any type or character, 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 or her 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. F. "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. G. "Rent" means the consideration charged for the occupancy of space in a hotel valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, property, labor, service, or otherwise. H. "Transient" means a person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.

(Prior code § 13001; Ords. 22227, 22631, 29145.)