§ 3.09.020. Definitions.

"County advisory board" shall mean the county advisory board appointed by the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, pursuant to this chapter.

"County contractor" means a business or a California non-profit corporation. The contractor shall have significant expertise in tourism promotion.

"District" shall mean the San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District or SLOCTBID created by this chapter and as delineated in Section 3.09.040.

"Law" shall mean the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989, California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 to 36551, as amended.

"Local advisory board" shall mean the local advisory board(s) appointed by a city council in the case of an incorporated city or the county board of supervisors in the case of the unincorporated are pursuant to this chapter.

"Lodging" shall mean any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or vacation home and pays transient occupancy tax. For purposes of this chapter the definition of "lodging" shall not include RV parks.

"Operator" means the person who is the proprietor of the lodging business, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee or any other capacity. Where the operator performs his functions through a managing agent of any type or character other than an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this chapter and shall have the same duties and liabilities as his principal. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter by either the principal of the managing agent shall, however, be considered to be compliance by both.

"San Luis Obispo County Tourism Business Improvement District" or "SLOCTBID" means the district created by this chapter as a business improvement District pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989.

"Transient" means any person who exercises occupancy or who is entitled to occupancy, by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.

(Ord. No. 3177, § 2, 5-12-09)