[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Mount Ephraim as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Hotel and motel occupancy tax — See Ch. 389, Art. V.
Land use procedures — See Ch. 470.
Zoning — See Ch. 525.
[Adopted 12-1-2005 by Ord. No. 753 (Ch. 59A of the 1973 Borough Code)]
Every hotel and motel in the Borough of Mount Ephraim shall be required to do the following:
A. 
Maintain at all times a registry identifying the name of each occupant of each rooming unit, together with the principal residence address of each such occupant and the date upon which his occupancy of such rooming unit commenced, which registry shall be signed by the person renting the room. Such registry shall be a valid driver's license and/or picture ID, which must be kept on file and subject to review by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Mount Ephraim upon inspection.
B. 
Post in a conspicuous place or manner in each rooming unit a statement of the range of rates charged by the hotel or motel, including seasonal rates, and a legible printed copy.
[Amended 5-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
A. 
In accordance with the definition provided in "The Latest Illustrated Book of Development Definitions": A transient visitor's stay for hotels/motels is 1.5 days; the extended-stay facility is for five or more days, averaging seven to 10 days.
B. 
With the exception of the owner and any staff, who are permitted to reside at the premises, no transient visitor can occupy a hotel, motel or multiple-dwelling establishment for more than 30 days, nor can said transient visitor extend this time period by moving into another unit within the same establishment.
No hotel or motel owner can take it upon himself to extend the stay of any visitor due to the R1 classification which states the occupants are primarily transient (less than 30 days), which is the code they were built by, according to the International Building Code of the State of New Jersey 310.1; such change in classification would need to meet the building requirements for an R2 occupancy under said code.[1]
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Editor's Note: Pursuant to Ord. No. 2019-05, adopted 5-2-2019, former § 218-4, Violations and penalties, which immediately followed this section, was moved to Article II of this chapter and renumbered as § 218-5.
[Adopted 5-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Borough of Mount Ephraim.
Any owner of any hotel or motel found to be in violation of any provision of this chapter will be subject to the issuance of violations, fines and court appearances, when necessary, as set forth in Chapter 305, Penalties.