[Code 1980 §14-80; CC 1990 §14-296; Ord. No. 6954, 12-8-2003]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BED AND BREAKFAST
A building of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of interior living space that contains no more than three (3) bedrooms and a building of greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet that contains no more than five (5) bedrooms and is used for short-term lodging in which a guest must sign a register maintained and available for inspection by the City and such guest shall not be allowed to rent a room for longer than fourteen (14) consecutive days and the guest may be served a morning meal and the serving of the morning meal shall not require any further licensing or zoning as a restaurant.
LODGING ESTABLISHMENT
Any building, group of buildings, structure, facility, place, or places of business where five (5) or more guest rooms are provided, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any person and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public for hire which can be construed to be a hotel, motel, motor hotel, apartment hotel, tourist court, resort, cabins, tourist home, bunkhouse, dormitory, or other similar place by whatever name called, and includes all such accommodations operated for hire as lodging establishments for either transient guests, permanent guests, or for both transient and permanent guests.
PRIVATE CLUB
Any dwelling or structure where lodging or board and lodging is furnished to its own members, including fraternity chapter houses.
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Cross Reference — Definitions and rules of construction generally, §100.020.
[Code 1980 §14-81; CC 1990 §14-311; Ord. No. 6954, 12-8-2003]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or conduct any lodging establishment or bed and breakfast establishment or private club where lodging is furnished to members within the City without making an application for and securing a license to do so.
B. 
Application for such license shall be made to the Director of Finance and shall set forth the:
1. 
Name and address of the person expecting to operate such hotel, motel or boarding house or lodging house, rooming house or bed and breakfast establishment or private club;
2. 
Location;
3. 
Number of rooms available for guest; and
4. 
Capacity thereof in number of guests that can be accommodated.
[Code 1980 §14-82; CC 1990 §14-312]
A. 
Upon receipt of the application provided for by Section 605.217, the Director of Finance shall refer the application to the Director of Health who shall make an inspection of the premises from the standpoint of health and sanitation and to the Chief of the Fire Department who shall make an inspection from the standpoint of safety.
B. 
The Director of Health and the Chief of the Fire Department shall make a report of their inspection which, together with the application, shall be referred to the Council.
C. 
If the Council is satisfied that the establishment contemplated by the applicant is in compliance with the law, this Code and other ordinances of the City, it shall direct the issuance of the license.
[Code 1980 §14-83; CC 1990 §14-313; Ord. No. 6954, 12-8-2003]
A. 
The annual license fee for establishments pursuant to this Article shall be as follows:
1. 
Lodging establishment: Two dollars ($2.00) per room (but not less than fifty dollars ($50.00)).
2. 
Private clubs: Fifty cents ($0.50) per room (but not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00)).
3. 
Bed and breakfasts: Fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Code 1980 §14-84; CC 1990 §14-314]
The operator of any establishment pursuant to this Article shall in the month of January of every year make application for the renewal of the license, at which time inspections shall be made as upon original application and the annual license fee paid.
[Code 1980 §14-85; CC 1990 §14-315]
The Mayor may at any time require the inspection of any hotel, motel, boarding house, rooming house or lodging house or private club by the Director of Health or Chief of the Fire Department and may order any alterations or changes made or the installation of any safety appliance that may be necessary to render the premises sanitary, safe or suitable for the purposes for which they are used. In the event of failure to comply with any such requirements within a period of thirty (30) days, the license issued under this Division shall be revoked.
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Charter Reference — Power of council to regulate all occupations, §3.10(29).