§ 150-010. DEFINITIONS

The definitions set forth below govern the construction of this chapter.

County means the County of Sutter.

Hotel/Motel means a structure or any portion of it located within the unincorporated area of the county that is occupied or intended for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes for periods of 30 days or less and includes but is not limited to any hotel, inn, bed and breakfast inn, tourist home, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, dormitory, public or private club, and mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location used for the purpose of transient lodging.

Occupancy means the temporary use or possession or the right to the use or possession for a period of 30 days or less of a room in any hotel/motel.

Operator means the person who is the proprietor of a hotel/motel whether as owner, lessee, sub-lessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee, agent, or in any other capacity.

Rent means the consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy of a room or space in a hotel/motel.

Transient means person who occupies or is entitled to occupy a hotel/motel, or portion thereof, for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less. Portions of a calendar day shall be counted as a full day. A person occupying space in a hotel/motel shall be deemed a transient until 30 days have expired unless the operator and the occupant enter into a written contract providing for a longer period of occupancy.