6.02.010 Definitions.
The following terms as used in this Title shall have the meanings indicated:
To “engage in,” “operate,” or “conduct” a business, activity, operation, or service means:
(a) Operating, keeping, conducting, or maintaining a rental dwelling, a short-term rental dwelling, a mobile home rental dwelling, or a mobile home park as defined in this Section;
(b) Sale of tangible personal property at retail or wholesale;
(c) Manufacturing of goods; or,
(d) Rendering of services to others for a consideration, and includes (as examples, and not by way of limitation): retail merchants; persons engaged in trades and crafts; professionals, including doctors, lawyers, accountants and dentists; contractors; banks; savings and loan associations; and real estate agents. The act of employees rendering services to employers shall not be included in such terms unless otherwise specifically prescribed.
“Expired license” shall refer to a license, other than a temporary license, which has passed the assigned expiration or ending date. Unless otherwise stipulated, a license’s expiration date is the last day of the twelfth month after issuance.
“Mobile home park” means a lot or parcel of land, or two (2) or more adjacent lots or parcels of land under single ownership or control, where spaces for two (2) or more manufactured homes or mobile homes, or any combination thereof, may be rented or leased to accommodate the placement and occupancy of such homes.
“Mobile home rental dwelling” means a mobile home or manufactured home used or designated for use as a residence by one (1) or more persons that is:
(a) Available to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of one (1) month or longer; or
(b) Arranged, designed, or built to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of one (1) month or longer.
“Person(s)” means any individual or natural person, receiver, assignee, trustee in bankruptcy, trust, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, club, company, business trust, corporation, association, society or other group of individuals acting as a unit, whether mutual, cooperative, fraternal, nonprofit or otherwise. Separate licenses shall not be required for persons who engage in business with others as a partnership or corporation. No “person” as defined herein shall claim or qualify in any status (e.g., a natural person, a partnership or corporation) inconsistent with the status claimed on the federal income tax return of that “person.”
“Rental dwelling” means a building or portion of a building used or designated for use as a residence by one (1) or more persons that is:
(a) Available to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of one (1) month or longer; or
(b) Arranged, designed, or built to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of one (1) month or longer.
“Short-term rental dwelling” means a building or portion of a building, or a mobile or a manufactured home used, designated or designed for use as a residence by one (1) or more persons that is:
(a) Available to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of less than one (1) month; or
(b) Arranged, designed, or built to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of less than one (1) month.