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ARTICLE 907. HOTELS, LODGING f2~D BOARDING HOUSES, AND PRIVATE CLUBS. Section 907.1. Definitions. Section 907.2. License required. Section 907.3. Report required by director of health and chief of fire department; issuance of license. Section 907.4. License fee. Section 907.5. Renewal of license, annual inspection. Section 907.6. Penalty. Section 907.1. Definitions: For the purpose of this article certain ter~s and words are hereby defined, as follows: Hotels. Any building occupied as the abiding place of persons, who are lodged with or without meals; in which, as a rule, the rooms are occupied singly for hire; and in which there are more than fifteeen sleeping rooms. Lodging or roo~ing houses. L dwelling other than a hotel where lodginc for compensation is provided for three or more persons. Boarding houses. Any dwelling other than a hotel where meals, or lodgings and meals, for compensation are provided for three or more persons. Private clubs. Any dwelling or structure where lodging or board and lodging is furnished to its own members, including fraternity chapter houses. Section 907.2. License required: It shall be unlawful for any person, group of persons of any kind, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain or con- duct any hotel, rooraing, boardin~ or lodging ho~se, or private club where lodsing is furnished to members within the city without making application for and securin~ a license so to do. Application for such license shall be made to the director of finance and shall set forth the na~e and address of the person, group of persons: firm or corporation expecting to operate such hotel, boarding, rooming, or lodging house, or private club; the location of same; the number of rooms available for guests; and the capacity thereof in number of guests that can be accommodated. Section 907.3. Report required by director of health and chief of fire department; issuance of license: Upon receipt of said application, the directo~ of finance shall refer the same to the direator of healths who shall make an inspec~!o~ of the premises from the standpoint of health and sanitation, and to the chief of the fire department, who shall ~ake an inspection from the standpoint of safety. The director of health and the chief of the fire department shall make a report of their inspection, which, together with the application, shall be referred to the council. If the council is satisfied ~at the establishment contemplated by the applicant is in compliance with the law and ordinances of the city, it shall direct the issuance of the license. Section 907.4. License fee~ The annual license fees shall be as follows: Hotels ...................................... $.50 per room (but not less than $15.00 nor more than $150.00) Rooming, lodging, and boarding houses ....... $.50 per room (but not less than $15.00) Private Clubs ............................... $.50 per room (but not less than $15.00)