[Ord. No. 3529-04 §§1
— 5, 5-5-2004; Ord.
No. 3765-06 §§1 — 5, 6-21-2006; Ord. No. 4342-14 §§1
— 4, 5-21-2014]
A. Beginning
on July 1, 2014, and continuing until further action by the City Council
as it may determine from time to time in its sole and unlimited legislative
discretion, the actual and effective rate of the tax imposed shall
be five percent (5%) per occupied room per night on the charges for
all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels or motels
situated in the City of Hazelwood. The tax hereby imposed shall be
in addition to the charge for the sleeping room and shall be in addition
to any and all taxes imposed by law and shall be stated separately
from all other charges and taxes. As used in this Chapter, "transient
guests" means a person or persons who occupy a room or rooms in a
hotel or motel for thirty-one (31) days or less during any calendar
quarter.
B. The
proceeds from the tax imposed by this Chapter shall be used for the
sole purpose of promoting tourism.
C. The
tax authorized under the provisions of this Chapter shall be collected
and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance.
D. There
is hereby imposed on those responsible for collection and remittance
of the tax imposed by this Chapter a penalty of one percent (1%) and
interest not to exceed two percent (2%) per month on unpaid delinquent
taxes. Taxes shall become delinquent thirty (30) days after the last
day of each month.
[Ord. No. 4548-17 §1, 5-17-2017]
A. As
used in this Section "short-term rental" means the letting or offering
for let of a dwelling unit, or a portion thereof, to one (1) or more
guests for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less.
Examples include bed-and-breakfast facilities and rentals arranged
through Internet marketing or facilitation services.
B. Short-term
rental of residential dwelling units located in the City of Hazelwood
is prohibited.
[Ord. No. 4786-20, 11-4-2020]
As used in Sections
607.030 through
607.080 of this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:
REGISTER or REGISTRY
Any card, guest card, booklet, electronic record or other
paper work wherein transient guests supply information such as names,
addresses and vehicle registration information.
TRANSIENT GUEST
Any person who rents and occupies a guest room in a lodging
establishment for a period of thirty-one (31) days or less.
[Ord. No. 4875-22, 1-19-2022]
A. All
hotels, motels and lodging places within the City of Hazelwood shall
be subject to an annual inspection conducted by the City prior to
renewal of any business license. The fee related to such annual inspection
and any necessary reinspection shall be paid by the licensee prior
to renewal of the business license. Inspection fees shall be one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for the first inspection. There shall be no charge
for the second inspection. All inspections after the second inspection
shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each inspection.
B. For
those hotels expressly allowed to register guests to stay longer than
thirty-one (31) days and do not require guests to re-check-in every
week or change rooms during the stay, quarterly inspections by the
City are required. Such quarterly inspections shall include guest
rooms as selected by the City. The hotel shall pay one hundred dollars
($100.00) to the City for the quarterly inspection when the inspection
is scheduled. In the event that violations are found and one or more
reinspections are necessary, the hotel shall pay necessary inspection
fees to the City within ten (10) days of the subsequent inspection.
[Ord. No. 4875-22, 1-19-2022]
Those hotels expressly allowed to register guests to stay longer
than thirty-one (31) days shall make available to guests informational
brochures, pamphlets or similar material about social services that
are available for persons in crisis or having urgent needs. Such informational
brochures, pamphlets and other material shall be provided by the City
to the hotel. Such material shall be displayed and available to guests
at the front counter of the hotel.