Barstow Municipal Code Ch. 5.70 Transient Occupancy Facilities Sign Rates

The term "outdoor sign or outside sign," as used in this chapter, means any sign visible to passersby whether the same shall be located within or without buildings.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.010; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

The term "room rates," as used in this chapter, means the rates at which rooms or other accommodations are rented to occupants.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.020; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

The term "operator," as used in this chapter, includes a manager or any person in charge of the operation of transient occupancy facilities as set forth hereinafter and like establishments. The term "operator" or "owner" includes natural persons, firms and corporations.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.030; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

This chapter shall apply to operators and owners of hotels, motor hotels, lodges, motels, motor courts, and like establishments, and to such establishments which rent rooms or other facilities to transients by the day, week or month.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.040; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

It is unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this chapter, located within the city, to post or maintain posted on any outdoor or outside advertising sign pertaining to such establishment, any rates for accommodations in such establishment unless the sign shall have posted thereon the rates charged for all rooms, or other rental units or accommodations offered for rental, the number of rooms or other rental units offered for rental at each rate, and the number of persons accommodated at the rate posted. All posted rates and descriptive data required by this chapter shall be in type and material of the same size and prominence as the aforesaid data. This section shall not be held to be complied with by signs stating the rate per person or bearing the legend "and up."

(Code 1969, § 5.70.050; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

It is unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this chapter to post or maintain posted on outdoor or outside advertising signs rates for accommodations in any such establishment, unless there shall be posted prominently and conspicuously in the area where guests are normally registered, a list of all rooms or other rental units offered for rental by such establishment, and the rates charged for each room when occupied by one person or two persons, and the rate charged for each additional occupant.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.060; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

It is unlawful for any owner or operator of any establishment within the scope of this chapter to post or maintain outdoor or outside advertising signs in connection with any such establishment relating to rates which shall have thereon any untrue, misleading, false, or fraudulent representations.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.070; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed so as to require establishments within the scope of this chapter to have outdoor or outside signs. This chapter, however, shall be liberally construed so as to prevent untrue, misleading, false, or fraudulent representations relating to rates being placed upon outdoor or outside signs pertaining to such establishments.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.080; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment of not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Code 1969, § 5.70.090; Ord. No. 586, § 1(part), 1988)