§ 17.5-3. Operational standards.

(a)

Bed and breakfasts, hotels, and motels .

(1)

The operation of any bed and breakfast, hotel, or motel shall be supervised by a manager or his/her designee in charge on the property at all hours.

(2)

The hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast, including all guest rooms, meeting rooms, and other facilities, shall be regularly maintained by a fully licensed pest control company in order to prevent insects, rodents and other vermin and shall keep records of such maintenance on property.

(b)

Short-term rentals.

(1)

A designated local responsible party is required.

(2)

The operator is not required to be present during the duration of the transient guest's visit. Where the operator is absent from the premises, the designated local responsible party shall respond to a complaint concerning the short-term rental from a guest or a neighbor and, if necessary, shall appear on the premises to address the issue.

(c)

All lodging accommodations . The operator of any bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental shall comply with the following registration requirements:

(1)

Registration and records requirements .

a.

Operators shall require every registrant to provide evidence of identity through at least one (1) of the following methods:

1.

Pre-approved identification system.

2.

Credit card payment.

3.

Government-issued identification which contains the registrant's following information:

i.

Full name.

ii.

Date of birth or age.

iii.

Residence address.

iv.

Photograph of the registrant.

4.

Contracted guest list provided through an outside business organization.

b.

Operators shall maintain a record of all registrants to the bed and breakfast, hotel motel, or short-term rental. All registration records shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

1.

Registrant's name.

2.

Registrant's residence or billing address.

3.

The day, month, year and time of arrival of the registrant.

4.

The number or location of the rooms assigned to the registrant.

5.

The date the registrant is scheduled to depart.

6.

The method of payment for the lodging.

7.

For registrants who provide government-issued identification and pay in cash, operators shall maintain an electronic record of the registrant's driver's license or other government-issued identification.

c.

Maintenance and inspection of records.

1.

Bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental operators shall maintain all registration records for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of departure.

2.

No registration record(s) shall be altered, erased or defaced so as to interfere with any inspection of the record.

3.

Information contained in the registration records remains the property of the bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental and shall not be subject to public disclosure or considered public record unless such registration records become part of a parish record in which case the parish shall be responsible for the release of information.

(2)

The bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, or short-term rental shall meet the provisions set forth in section 20-65 of chapter 20—offenses and miscellaneous provisions of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 25513 , § 1, 2-21-18)