§ 3.20.010. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases for the purpose of this chapter, except where the content clearly indicates another meaning, are respectively defined as follows:

"Consideration" means the cost of the room in such hotel only if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping, and shall not include the cost of any food served or personal serviced rendered to the occupant of such room not related to cleaning and readying such room or space for occupancy.

"Hotel" means any building or buildings in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations. The term includes hotels, motels, tourist homes, houses or courts, lodging houses, inns, rooming houses, or other buildings which are furnished for a consideration, but "hotel" shall not be defined so as to include hospitals, sanitariums or nursing homes.

"Occupancy" means the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, or any room in a hotel if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping and if the occupant's use, possession or right to use or possession extends for a period of less than 30 days.

"Occupant" means anyone who, for a consideration, uses, possesses or has a right to use of possess any room in a hotel if the room is one ordinarily used for sleeping.

"Person" means any individual, company, corporation or association owning, operating, managing or controlling any hotel.

"Quarterly period" means the regular calendar quarters of the year, the first quarter being composed of the months January, February and March, the second quarter being the months of April, May and June, the third quarter being the months of July, August and September, the fourth quarter being the months of October, November and December.

"Tax assessor-collector" means the tax assessor-collector of the city.

(Prior code § 24-21)