A. “Overnight lodging facility” means any facility such as a hotel, motel, condominium, resort, or any other facility or place offering three or more lodging units to travelers and transient guests for a period of less than thirty days.

B. “Lodging unit” means one self-contained unit designated by number, letter or some other method of identification.

C. “Person” means individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof.

D. A person knows or acts knowingly or with knowledge when he or she is aware of a fact, circumstance or result which is described by law as being a violation, whether or not the person is aware that the fact, circumstance or result is a violation. If a person has information which would lead a reasonable person in the same situation to believe that facts exist which are described by law as being a violation, it is permitted but not required to find that he or she acted with knowledge. (Ord. 2835-05 § 2, 2005; Ord. 295-74 Ch. 25 § 1, 1974.)