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Hosting Platform means a person or entity that participates in the short- term rental business by <br />providing, and collecting or receiving a fee for, Booking Services through which an Owner may <br />offer premises for an occupant on a short-term basis. Hosting Platforms usually, though not <br />necessarily, provide Booking Services through an online platform that allows an Owner to <br />advertise the premises through a website provided by the Hosting Platform and the Hosting <br />Platform conducts a transaction by which potential occupants arrange their use and their <br />payment, whether the would- be occupant pays rent directly to the Owner or to the Hosting <br />Platform. <br />Hotel means a building or group of buildings used as a temporary dwelling place for <br />individuals in exchange for financial consideration where customary hotel services such as <br />linen, housekeeping service and telephone are provided. Hotel room units are accessed through <br />doorways into an internal hallway, courtyard or lobby. Financial consideration for hotel room <br />units is generally calculated on a nightly basis. <br />Owner means any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property or identified in <br />the official records of the county as holding title to real property or otherwise having control of <br />real property, including the guardian of the estate of such person and the executor of the estate <br />of such person. The term "owner" does not include the holder of a non -possessory security <br />interest in real property. <br />Person means one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor <br />organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, <br />unincorporated organizations, trustees, fiduciaries and any other organization or entity of <br />whatever character. <br />Premises means the property, lot, plot or parcel of land, including any structures or portions of <br />structures thereon. <br />Short-term rental (STR) means a dwelling that is: (a) used or designed to be used as the home <br />of a person, family or household, and (b) rented wholly or partly for a fee and for a period of <br />less than thirty (30) consecutive days. The term "short-term renter" does not include the <br />operator of a group care facility, or a premises that is used for a non-residential purpose, <br />including an educational, health care, retail, restaurant, banquet space or event center purpose <br />or another similar use, or a bed -and -breakfast as defined in the city's zoning ordinance; or a <br />hotel. <br />Short-term rental listing service means a person that participates in the short-term rental <br />business by facilitating booking services through which an owner may offer short-term rentals <br />to potential guests. Short-term rental listing services usually, though not necessarily, provide <br />booking services through an online platform that allows an owner to advertise the premises <br />through a website provided by the short-term rental listing service and the short-term rental <br />listing service conducts a transaction by which potential guests arrange their use and their <br />payment, whether the potential guest pays rent directly to the owner or to the short-term rental <br />listing service. <br />Short-term rental permit means a permit issued by the city that identifies the subject property <br />as a lawful short-term rental. <br />4 <br />