ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2022
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 121 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO HOTELS, MOTELS AND SIMILAR BUSINESSES, AND ESTABLISHING A YOUTH HOUSING FUND IN LMCO CHAPTER 40 TO RECEIVE FINES COLLECTED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE NEW SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 121 (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS GEORGE, FLOOD, ARTHUR, PURVIS, AND PRESIDENT JAMES
WHEREAS, Metro Louisville's access to multiple major interstates creates the opportunity for human trafficking;
WHEREAS, hotels and motels that allow for the hourly rental of rooms lend themselves to human trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution, and other criminal activities; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to combat the use of hotel and motel accommodations for criminal activity, Metro Council seeks to institute a hourly rental prohibition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LMCO Chapter 121 is amended to include the subtitles specified herein:
Sections 121.01 to 121.06 should appear under the subtitle "Transient Room Taxation"; and
Sections 121.10 to 121.12 should appear under the subtitle "Hourly Rental Ban".
SECTION II: A new section of LMCO is hereby created as follows:
? 121.10 Definitions
For the purposes of Sections 121.10 to 121.12, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
HOTEL. Any public or private space or structure, including but not limited to, any hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast inn, boarding house, lodging house, or short-term rental offering sleeping accommodations or temporary lodging in exchange for rent and for a period of less than 30 consecutive days. Hotel does not include living accommodations provided at any governmental or nonprofit institution in connection with the functions of that inst...
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