Azusa Municipal Code Div. 2 Public Lodgings

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Public lodging facility means any hotel, motel, lodginghouse, boardinghouse, trailer court or similar public lodging facility.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.010(D))

Cross reference— Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.

The city council finds and declares as follows:

(1) The purpose of sections 18-997 through 18-1002 of this division is to prevent the development of the types of nuisances described in the state's Red Light Abatement Law, Penal Code § 11225 et seq.

(2) The purpose of section 18-1003 of this division is to prevent hotels and motels from becoming permanent multiple-family residential facilities. Division 8 of article III of chapter 86 of this Code requires multiple-family residential facilities to have certain height limits, lot size, lot area per building unit, yard area, building separation, offstreet parking, usable open space, ground coverage and minimum size per unit. These restrictions are not required of hotels and motels because such facilities are intended only for temporary occupancy of persons. Hotels and motels are, however, being used for longterm occupancies without the minimum necessary improvements for multiple-family residential facilities.

(3) The restrictions set forth in this division are reasonably related to the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in this section and will not unduly interfere with the legitimate operation of public lodgings within the city.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.010(A)—(C))

No person conducting or owning any public lodging facility and no person in actual charge, management or control of such a facility or any agent thereof shall knowingly suffer, allow or permit any portion thereof to be used as a house of ill fame or place of assignation for the purpose of prostitution.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.020)

Every person conducting or owning a public lodging facility in the city shall at all times keep and maintain therein a register or other permanent document in which shall be inscribed with ink the name and home street and town address of each and every guest or person renting or occupying a room or area therein. Such register or document shall be signed by the person renting or occupying a room or area, and the agent of the public lodging facility shall thereupon write opposite such name so registered the number of each room or area assigned to or occupied by each such guest, together with the time when such room is rented. Until all of such entries shall have been made in such register or document, no such agent shall allow or permit such guest or person to occupy privately any room or area in such facility.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.030)

Erasures or alterations on the register or document required by section 18-998 shall not be permitted or made for any purpose, and it shall be unlawful to erase a name and address or to permit or allow such an erasure. Such register or document shall be kept in a conspicuous place and shall be at all times open to the inspection of any peace officer for lawful purposes.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.040)

No person shall write or cause to be written or knowingly permit to be written in any register in any public lodging facility any other or different name or designation than the true name of the person registering therein.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.050)

No person shall let any room or area in any public lodging facility in the city more than twice in a 24-hour period.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.060)

No person conducting or owning a public lodging facility and no person in actual charge, management or control of a public lodging facility or agent thereof shall let or cause to be let any room or area for hourly or other shorttime rates of less than 24 hours or in any way advertise that any room or area is available at hourly or other shorttime rates of less than 24 hours.

(Code 1971, § 8.62.070)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2021-06, § 2, adopted Oct. 18, 2021, repealed § 18-1003, which pertained to longterm occupancies prohibited and derived from Code 1971, § 8.62.080(A).