As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated. The word "shall" as used in this chapter is always mandatory and
not merely directory.
ACCOMMODATION
Any rooming unit or combination of rooming units set aside as a rental
unit.
AUTO TOURIST or TRANSIENT
Any person who, either at his own expense or at the expense of another,
obtains lodging or the use of lodging space in any motel, with the intent
to remain temporarily rather than permanently.
MOTEL
A series of attached, semiattached or detached rooming units which
may be located in a single building or structure, with separate entrances,
operated as a single business, containing individual sleeping units with bathrooms
and closet space, designed for or used by automobile tourists and transients,
and shall include tourist courts, auto courts, motor inns and motor lodges,
with convenient access to a parking space for the use of the units' occupants
and direct and convenient access to a traveled road, and maintained and rented
to the public as accommodations for auto tourists and transients by the day,
week or month.
OWNER or OPERATOR
Includes the owner, manager, tenant or any person owning or in charge
of the motel, and shall include natural persons, firms or corporations.
PERSON
Includes persons, partnership, firm, company, corporation, tenant,
owner, lessee or licensee, or occupant, their agents, heirs or assigns.
ROOMING UNIT
A room or suite of rooms, in a motel, occupied or designed for occupation
for sleeping purposes.
The provisions of Chapter
445, Signs, of the Shorewood Village Code shall govern and regulate all signing for motels.
All plumbing, electrical, building and other work on or at any motel
licensed under this chapter shall be in accordance with the ordinances of
the Village of Shorewood regulating such work unless said ordinances are specifically
made inapplicable under the terms of this chapter.
[Amended 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 1906]
The provisions of §
225-9 and Chapter
299 of the Village Code and applicable state regulations shall govern the construction, operation and maintenance of swimming pools located on motel premises.
Each rooming unit of a motel shall have a complete bathroom, including
flush toilet, sink, bath or shower. Floors of bathrooms shall be constructed
of materials which are impervious to water. Each bathroom shall be provided
with an adequate supply of hot and cold running water, soap, individual or
paper towels and toilet paper at all times. In addition, the provisions of
the state code applicable hereto shall govern.
Subject to other provisions of this chapter, any person aggrieved by
an administrative ruling, judgment or decision may appeal for a hearing before
the Board of Appeals within 10 days after the issuance of such ruling, judgment
or decision. A nonrefundable appeal fee as provided by the Village Fee Schedule
shall accompany each and every appeal brought hereunder. The Village Clerk
shall give notice of a hearing to the appellant, to be held within 30 days
after service of the notice on the appellant, said service to be served either
personally or by certified mail addressed to the appellant's last known address.
All other interested parties may be given written notice of said hearing by
regular mail. Upon conclusion of the hearing held by the Board of Appeals,
the Board shall make a ruling. The written decision of the Board shall be
mailed to the appellant by the Village Clerk within 10 days of said decision.
Any determination by the Board of Appeals may be appealed to the Circuit Court
of Milwaukee County as provided by law.
[Amended 2-4-1991 by Ord. No. 1596]
A. Except where a penalty is otherwise prescribed, the penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be as set forth in §
115-1 of the Village Code.
B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection
A hereunder, compliance with the provisions of this chapter may be enforced by Village officers by injunctional order issued upon the suit of the Village or of any owner of real estate within the Village.