As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HOTEL
A building in which lodging is provided and offered to the
public, which is customarily open to transient guests, and which may
include ancillary facilities and services such as restaurants, meeting
rooms, entertainment, personal services, and recreational facilities.
A hotel unit may contain a kitchen for extended stay lodgings. Outdoor
athletic courts and other outdoor facilities are permitted and may
be included with a hotel use.
HOTEL SERVICES
Any services commonly offered by a hotel, including, but
not limited to, letting of guest rooms, letting of meeting rooms,
provision of food and/or beverage services, provision of banquet services,
and provision of spa services.
SERVICE DISRUPTION
The occurrence of any of the following:
A.
Any construction at such hotel that creates excessive noise
that has the potential to disturb guests in their rooms, other than
construction that is unplanned and intended to correct an emergency
or other situation requiring immediate attention.
B.
Any durational strikes, lockouts or picketing activity at or
near a hotel which is related to such hotel.
C.
Any infestation verified by a licensed exterminator or governmental
agency of hotel rooms by bedbugs, lice, or other insects or vermin
that are capable of spreading disease and/or being carried, including
on one's person, that has not been remedied by a licensed exterminator.
In addition to any other penalties for violations of this Code, guests and customers may also bring a private cause of action to recover, in addition to the remedies provided for in Subsection
C of §
188-2 of this chapter, compensatory and consequential damages. A successful plaintiff in such an action shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed
a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof, which shall
remain in full force and effect.