§ 371.01. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(a)

"Hotel" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests, in which five (5) or more rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether such rooms are in one (1) or several structures.

(b)

"Transient accommodation" means every establishment kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are offered to guests in which four (4) or less rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests, whether such rooms are in one (1) or several structures.

(c)

"Transient guest" means any person occupying a room or rooms for sleeping accommodations for less than thirty (30) consecutive days.

(d)

"Short-term rental guests" means any persons renting temporary lodging from a short-term rental host, or through a hosting platform on behalf of the short-term rental host, for less than thirty (30) consecutive days.

(e)

"Vendor" means the owner or operator of the hotel or transient accommodation or hosting platform or short-term rental host .

(f)

"Short-Term Rental" means any dwelling that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for less than thirty (30) consecutive days by persons other than permanent occupants from which permanent occupants receive monetary compensation.

(g)

"Permanent occupants" means any persons who reside in a dwelling more than 51% of the time during a calendar year, and the dwelling in which the persons resides shall be referred to as their primary residence.

(h)

"Short-term rental host" means the owner(s) or permanent occupant(s) of a short-term rental who offer the short-term rental for temporary lodging.

(i)

"Hosting Platform" means a person or entity in whatever form or format that facilitates, brokers, coordinates or otherwise arranges through advertising or any other means, a short-term rental booking transaction for accommodations between a short-term rental host and short-term rental guest, including, but not limited to, reservations and/or collection of payment for such accommodations on behalf of the short-term rental host.

(Ord. 3006-88; Ord. No. 0362-2019 , § 1, 2-4-2019)