The City Council seeks to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its residents by mandating that all hotels in the City of Yonkers apply for and have a valid hotel license, complying with the provisions of this chapter.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Yonkers 6-23-2021 by L.L. No. 9-2021. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The Director of the Office of Licensing, or their designee(s).
A facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public. For the purposes of this chapter, transient lodging accommodations includes motels.
No person, firm, corporation, or like entity shall occupy, operate, use or maintain any building or portion thereof as a hotel, nor establish a hotel in any building or portion thereof without first having been issued a license by the Director pursuant to an application upon forms provided by the Department.
A license to operate a hotel shall be issued by the Director in accordance with and subject to the provisions prescribed by this chapter.
An application for a hotel license shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Director and shall include the following information:
A.
General information.
(1)
Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant(s).
(2)
Location of the establishment by street address, with telephone number.
(3)
Name of the owner(s) of the property, address of the owner(s) and telephone number(s).
(4)
If applicable, information regarding whether alcohol will be served or made available on the premises.
B.
Insurance.
(1)
A certificate of insurance for commercial general liability insurance, including personal injury liability insurance, in the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.
(2)
Proof of New York State statutory workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance for all employees, or a waiver of same as permitted by law.
C.
Proof of all other certifications, licenses or authorizations required under New York State law.
D.
Any additional information requested by the Director in order to review the application.
A.
The City of Yonkers may revoke or suspend a hotel license upon:
(1)
Failure to comply with any provisions provided in this chapter.
(2)
B.
The Director, in his or her discretion, may set forth terms of the suspension, including, but not limited to, the completion of a remedial plan and/or removal of violations, and upon which will result in the removal of the suspension if deemed satisfactory.
(1)
Failure to comply with terms of the suspension, including any requirements or conditions imposed by the Director in his or her discretion, may result in revocation of the hotel license.
C.
A revocation or suspension of a hotel license shall occur only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Such notice and opportunity to be heard shall be served upon the license holder by means of certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice shall inform the license holder of their right to apply within 10 days of service of the notice for a hearing.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this chapter or the application to any person or circumstance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unconstitutional, that order or judgment will not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but will be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this chapter, or its application to the person or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which that order or judgment is rendered.