San Bruno Municipal Code Ch. 3.20 Definitions

As used in this article, the following words, phrases or terms shall have the meanings set forth in Sections 3.20.020 through 3.20.100.

(Prior code § 22-1.1; Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Hotel" means any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodginghouse, roominghouse, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or housetrailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(a); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Occupancy" means the use or possession, or the right to use or possess any room or rooms or portions thereof, in any hotel for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(b); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Operator" means the person who is the proprietor of the hotel, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other capacity. Where the operator performs his or her functions through a managing agent of any type or character other than as an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this article and shall have the same duties and liabilities as his or her principal. Compliance with the provisions of this article by either the principal or the managing agent shall, however, be considered to be compliance by both.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(c); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Person" means, except as used in the definition of "transient," any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(d); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Rent" means the consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy of space in a hotel valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, labor or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits and property and services of any kind or nature, without any deduction therefrom whatsoever.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(e); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"State sales and use tax law" means the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, Part 1.5, Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the state.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(f); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Tax administrator" means the director of finance of the city.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(g); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Transient" means any individual who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy of a specific room by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days. Any such individual so occupying space in a hotel shall be deemed to be a transient until the period of thirty days has expired unless there is an agreement in writing providing for a longer period of the room. In determining whether an individual is a transient, uninterrupted periods of time extending both prior and subsequent to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article may be considered.

(Prior code § 22-1.1(h); Ord. 1357 § 1, 1980; Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)

"Rental agent" means any person other than an operator who collects rent from a transient for the transient's occupancy of a hotel.

(Ord. 1875 § 3, 2019)