San Diego Municipal Code Div. 91 Hotels, Motels, Inns, Auto Courts

Trailer Parks, Transient Lodging Places (“Hotels, Motels, Inns, Auto Courts, Trailer Parks, Transient Lodging Places” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814 N.S.)

Every manager or person in control of a hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging or transient apartment house in the City of San Diego shall post in a conspicuous place in each room or apartment which is for rent or hire a printed statement of the specific charge or rate of charges by the day, week or month to be charged for said room or rooms. (“Posting of Rates” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814 N.S.)

No charge or sum shall be collected or received by any manager or person in control of a hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging or transient apartment house for any greater sum than entitled to under the statement of charges or rates posted. (“Charges in Excess of Posted Rates Prohibited” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814 N.S.)

Every manager or person in control of a hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging or transient apartment house is hereby required to post in a conspicuous place in each room of such hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging or transient apartment house a printed statement of the general rules and regulations of said hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging or transient apartment house. (“Posting of Rules and Regulations of Establishments” added 2–23–1987 by O-16814 N.S.)

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 5: Public Safety, Morals and Welfare (1-2017)

Every manager or person in control of any hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging, transient apartment house, or auto court or trailer park in the City of San Diego shall keep a register for the registration of transient guests. Such register shall be preserved for at least three years and shall be subject to inspection by any law enforcement officer of the City of San Diego with consent of the manager or person in control, pursuant to a warrant, or when there are exigent circumstances. (“Registers at Hotels, Apartment Houses, Rooming Houses” added 2–23–1987 by O-16814 N.S.) (Amended 12-16-2016 by O-20762 N.S.; effective 1-15-2017.)

No manager or person in control of any hotel, motel, inn, boarding, lodging, transient apartment house or auto court or a trailer park in the City of San Diego shall let or assign for temporary or transient occupancy any suite, room or bed thereof to any person or persons until they shall have registered their name and address in the register. The register shall show correctly the year, month, day and hour of the arrival of such persons, the number of the suite or room assigned, the time of departure or, if the exact time of departure is not known, the date and time that the fact of the departure of each guest is ascertained. No person shall erase or alter, or suffer or permit to be erased or altered any of said entries in such register. (“Registration of Guests” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814 N.S.)

Every manager or person in control of any motel, auto park or trailer park shall enter in the register the make, type, license number and issuing state and name of registered owner of any motor vehicle or trailer in the immediate possession of any guest. (“Registration of Vehicles and Trailers” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814 N.S.)

It shall be unlawful for any person in a trailer park to use, install or cause or permit to be used or installed:

(a) Any trailer with the trailer hitch facing or fronting other than upon a roadway.

(b) Any obstructions between the trailer and the roadway on which it fronts which
would prevent the prompt removal of the trailer in case of emergency.
(“Trailer Parks — Trailer Fronting on Roadway” added 2–23–1987 by O–16814
N.S.)

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 5: Public Safety, Morals and Welfare (6-2000)

Article 2: Police — Police Regulations — Offenses Against Government