[Adopted 8-16-2017 by Ord. No. 766]
The purpose of this article is to secure the safety of persons
and property in the Township by requiring the operators of hotels
to obtain and keep identifying information about hotel guests to deter
criminal conduct by guests in hotel rooms and elsewhere in the Township
and to facilitate investigation and prosecution of crimes by Township
police.
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated below:
BOARD
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Upper Allen,
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
HOTEL
A building or group of buildings containing six or more individual
rooms as rental units for guests or transients for a limited period
of time. The building may include common hallways for all rooms on
the same floor, and provision may or may not be made for cooking in
any individual room or suite. The term "hotel" does not include institutional
or educational uses, buildings where persons are housed under legal
constraint, bed-and-breakfasts or campgrounds. The term "hotel" shall
be synonymous with "motel."
OPERATOR
The individual or entity which is responsible for the management
of a hotel as defined herein, or the person who appears to the general
public to have supervisory responsibility for the management of such
hotel.
POLICE
The Upper Allen Township Police Department.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Upper Allen, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000
together with costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof
shall undergo imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days.
All other ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with
this article are hereby repealed.
If any one or more sections, subsections or sentences of this
article are held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such
decisions shall not affect the constitutionality, legality, or validity
of the remaining portion of this article, and the same shall remain
in full force and effect.
This article shall become effective immediately on August 16,
2017.