It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate, maintain, or offer for use within the limits of the City, any hotel, motel, trailer park, boarding house, or other place of public lodging without first obtaining a license from the City therefore. The fee for such license shall be in an amount set by Resolution of the City Council, which shall be in addition to any business license fee required by Chapter 1 of this Title. Such license shall be applied for in the same manner as required by Chapter 1 of this Title.
(Statutory Authority UCA 10-8-39; 1968 Code 5-6-1; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 7-5-1; amended by Ordinances No. 2-82, 6-88, 6-90, and 4-06)
Every licensee of such premises shall keep a daily register of all guests or tenants, which register shall be available at all times and for one (1) year thereafter for inspection by any authorized officer of the City. Such register shall contain the name and address of each guest, the date and time of arrival, the number of the room, cabin, or trailer unit to which assigned, the automobile make and the state registration license number, the trailer license number and manufacturer's name, if any, and the date and time of departure.
(1968 Code 5-6-2; 1979 Code 7-5-2)
The premises and appurtenant facilities of any place of public lodging or of any trailer park shall be open to inspection by City officials at all times.
(1968 Code 5-6-3; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 7-5-3)
The proprietor or person in charge of any hotel, motel, trailer park, boarding house or other place of public lodging is hereby required to maintain order on the premises and shall conduct his business in an orderly and wholesome manner, and he shall not permit nuisances to be created or continued.
(1968 Code 5-6-4; 1979 Code 7-5-4)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to punishment by a fine in an amount not to exceed $299.00, or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(1968 Code 5-6-5; amended in codification 1979; 1979 Code 7-5-5)