§ 18-27. Definitions.

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

Apartment House means any building or part thereof where separate accommodations for four or more families living independently of each other are supplied to transient or permanent Guests or tenants.

Finance Director means the Finance Director of the Village or his authorized deputy.

Guest means any person making a retail purchase of (a) food or beverages; or (b) alcoholic beverages sold at retail for consumption on the premises, at any Restaurant or other business premises required by law to be licensed by the State Hotel and Restaurant Commission or by the State Beverage Department.

Hotel and Motel mean every building or other structure kept, used, maintained, advertised as or held out to the public to be a place where sleeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient or permanent Guests or tenants, whether or not there is, in connection with any of the building, any dining room, cafe or other place where meals or lunches are sold or served to Guests.

Occupancy means the use or possession or the right to the use or possession of any Room in a Hotel, Motel or Apartment House, or the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or to the services and accommodations accompanying the use and possession of such Room.

Occupant means a person who, for a consideration, uses, possesses or has the right to use or possess any Room in a Hotel, Motel or Apartment House under any lease, concession, permit, right of access, license to use or other agreement, or otherwise.

Operator means any person operating a Hotel, Motel, Apartment House or any person operating a Restaurant or other premises serving or selling at retail food or beverages, and of alcoholic beverages sold at retail for consumption on the premises, at any place of business required by law to be licensed by the State Hotel and Restaurant Commission or by the State Beverage Department in the Village, including but not limited to the Owner or Proprietor of such premises, the lessee, sublessee or mortgagee in possession, the licensee, or any other person otherwise operating such Hotel, Motel, Apartment House, Restaurant or other premises.

Person means an individual, partnership, society, association, joint stock company, corporation, estate receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or any other Person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals.

Rent means the consideration received for Occupancy, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits and Property or services of any kind or nature, and also any amount for which credit is allowed by the Operator to the Occupant, without any deduction therefrom whatsoever.

Restaurant means any business or place for the serving of food or beverages required by law to be licensed by the Hotel and Restaurant Commission of the State, or any premises required by law to be licensed by the State Beverage Department for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Return means any return filed or required to be filed as provided in this article.

Room means any room of any kind in any part or portion of a Hotel, Motel or Apartment House which is available for or let out for use or possession for any purpose other than as a place of public assembly.

Sales Price means the retail sales price charged by the Operator to a Guest, consumer or any other Person for each sale of food or beverages sold at retail, and of alcoholic beverages sold at retail for consumption on the premises.

(Code 1974, § 17-17; Ord. No. 411, § 2, 7-30-96)

Cross reference

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