[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016[1]]
It is hereby the intent of this Chapter to regulate the operation
of lodging establishments as defined herein is a business affecting
the public health, safety and general welfare.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases
and words shall have the meanings herein expressed:
An existing building(s) with no more than three (3) occupiable
stories, with at least five (5) but no more than ten (10) guest rooms.
The building shall have interior corridors and be provided with a
kitchen; breakfast shall be provided to guests and the owner must
live in or adjacent to the building.
The standards relating to fire safety, sanitation, electrical
wiring, fuel-burning appliances, plumbing, swimming pools and spas,
sewage and waste treatment and disposal as current adopted code by
the City of Hollister.
Any room or unit where sleeping accommodations are regularly
furnished to the public.
Any building, group of buildings, structures, 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, bunkhouse, dormitory, time share
(five (5) or more owned or managed privately or commercially), 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. This definition shall not apply to dormitories and other living
or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools,
colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general
public and not used exclusively for students and faculty, school or
church sponsored events.
The person responsible for obtaining a license from the City
Clerk for operating a lodging establishment.
Any person who occupies a guest room in a lodging establishment
for a period of thirty-one (31) days or more which include nightly,
weekly and/or monthly rentals. This includes all extended stays and
does not exclude any lodging establishment from meeting the requirements
of this Chapter (generally referring to in-house staffing).
Any individual, firm, corporation, owner or operator of a
lodging establishment.
Any person who rents and occupies a guest room in a lodging
establishment for any length of time which could include nightly,
weekly, and/or monthly rentals in which the period of time does not
exceed thirty-one (31) days.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning,
controlling, or leasing, acting as agent for conducting, managing
or operating any lodging establishment without first applying for
and receiving a City license from the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
A.
Application. Any person desiring a lodging establishment health permit
shall make written application for a permit on forms provided by the
City Clerk.
B.
Issuance. After receipt of an application for a lodging establishment
health permit, the Health Department shall inspect the proposed lodging
establishment to determine compliance with the provisions of this
Chapter and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
under Sections 315.005 — 315.065. If applicable requirements
have been met, the Health Department shall issue a lodging establishment
health permit
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016; Ord. No. 16-39, 1-5-2017]
A.
The annual permit fee for lodging establishment shall be based on
assessed risk priority and inspection frequency.
B.
The following fees shall apply:
|
No. of Rooms
|
<50
|
50-150
|
151-250
|
251-300
|
300>
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Annual Fee
|
$200.00
|
$250.00
|
$325.00
|
$375.00
|
$450.00
|
C.
Pre-opening inspection (completed before the business opens for the
first time).
1.
Pre-opening Inspection: one hundred dollars ($100.00).
D.
The City of Hollister and Taney County Health Department will perform
one (1) time per year, a courtesy re-inspection, at no cost to the
owner,
|
No. of Rooms
|
<50
|
50-150
|
151-250
|
251-300
|
300>
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Re-inspection fee after courtesy inspection
|
$75.00
|
$100.00
|
$125.00
|
$150.00
|
$200.00
|
|
Re-inspection fee due to public complaint and violation found
|
$100.00
|
$100.00
|
$100.00
|
$100.00
|
$100.00
|
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
Licenses and permits for a lodging establishment under the provisions
of this Chapter may be granted at any time during the year, but all
licenses and permits issued herein under shall expire on the 30th
day of June. Licenses shall not be transferable from one (1) person
to another or from one (1) location to another.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
All licenses and permits shall be posted at all times in a visible
location in the establishment.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
Every lodging establishment, and every part thereof, shall be
required by or in accordance with any regulation of Missouri Department
of Health and Senior Services (19 CSR 20-3.050) or order of the Health
Department.
[Ord. No. 16-06, 1-21-2016]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall operate a lodging
establishment in this City, or who shall let a building used for such
business without having first complied with the provisions of this
Chapter or who violates any of the provisions of same shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
for each such violation. Each and every day of such non-compliance
shall constitute a separate violation.
