17.04.050“a facility with guest rooms or suites, provided with or without kitchen facilities, rented to the public for transient lodging for up to thirty (30) days, excluding hourly lodging.” source
17.04.050“a building or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy including one-family and two-family dwellings.” source
Citation: Sec. 17.04.050 Definitions and Secs. 17.12.030 and 17.12.040 (Ord. No. 198, 6-13-23); Title 3 and Title 5 chapter lists. Code codified through Ordinance No. 198, passed June 13, 2023.
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