§ 35-4. Definitions.  


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  • The definition of a term in this section applies to each grammatical variation of the term. In this chapter, unless the context requires a different definition:

    Annual permit means permission granted by the city to a person to operate a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle service, or pedicab inside the city for a period of one (1) year, renewable under the provisions of this chapter.

    Bus means a motor vehicle that shall not have a taximeter, that:

    (1)

    Has a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of more than fifteen (15) passengers (including the driver); and

    (2)

    Is used for the transportation of persons from a location in the city to another location either inside or outside the city.

    Bus service means the business of offering or providing transportation of persons for hire by bus, whether the fare is paid by individuals boarding the bus or by contract with or for a specified group of persons, when:

    (1)

    A driver or referral to a driver is furnished as part of the service; and

    (2)

    The service is offered either as a charter bus service or a special bus service.

    Charter bus service means a bus service for the transport of persons belonging to a specified group that is:

    (1)

    Offered only upon a prearranged basis, the prearrangement being made at least one (1) hour in advance of the time the transportation is to begin; and

    (2)

    Operated from locations within the city to locations either inside or outside the city.

    City chauffeur's license means a license issued to an individual by the director authorizing that individual to drive or operate a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, pedicab, or horse drawn carriage vehicle for hire in the city.

    Conviction means a conviction in a federal court or a court of any state or foreign nation or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or pardoned.

    Curb means the raised edge of the street, driveway or other public or private way upon which a taxicab is operating, provided that if no raised edge curbing exists, then it means the edge of the area that is paved for vehicular operation.

    Department means the city police department, as designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter.

    Director means the chief of police as the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this chapter and includes representatives, agents, or department employees designated by the director.

    Dispatching facility means a fixed facility:

    (1)

    At which requests for taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, or pedicab service, are received;

    (2)

    From which drivers are notified, by radio or any other electronic communication system, of requests for taxicab, limousine, bus shuttle, or pedicab service; and

    (3)

    To which drivers communicate, by radio or any other electronic communication system, their availability to provide the requested taxicab, limousine, bus shuttle, or pedicab service.

    (4)

    Except when being operated from the permanent and established place of business required under section 35-15, the term does not include any facility from which the primary administrative operations of the taxicab, limousine, shuttle, or pedicab service are conducted or at which taxicabs are parked, stored, repaired, or maintained.

    Driver means an individual who drives or operates a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, pedicab, or horse drawn carriage.

    Holder means a person who is granted an annual permit providing operating authority under this chapter.

    Lawful order means a verbal or written directive issued by the city manager, the director, or his representatives, to include city police department officers, or the taxicab inspector in the performance of official duties in the enforcement of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter.

    Legal resident means a citizen of the United States or a person residing in the United States in accordance with federal immigration laws.

    Limousine means a motor vehicle that shall not have a taximeter, that is a luxury sedan with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of not more than fifteen (15) passengers that is used for the transportation of persons from a location in the city to another location either inside or outside the city.

    Operate means to drive or to be in control of a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, pedicab, or horse drawn carriage.

    Operating authority means written permission granted on an annual basis by the director under this chapter to operate a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle service, or pedicab.

    Operator means the driver of a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, pedicab, or horse drawn carriage vehicle; the owner of a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, pedicab, or horse drawn carriage; or the holder of a taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, or pedicab operating authority.

    Owner means the person to whom state license plates for a vehicle were issued.

    Pedicab means a chauffeured non-motorized vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets of the city.

    Person means an individual; corporation; government or governmental subdivision; or agency, trust, partnership, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common economic interest.

    Shuttle means a van-type motor vehicle that shall not have a taximeter, that has a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of not less than seven (7) passengers and not more than fifteen (15) passengers and is used for the transportation of persons from a location in the city to another location either inside or outside the city.

    Taxicab means a chauffeured motor vehicle, but not including limousines, that is equipped with a taximeter, and that has a rated passenger capacity of eight (8) or less, used for the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets of the city that typically operates on irregular routes, irregular schedules, and a call-and-demand basis, and irrespective of whether or not the operations extend beyond the city limits, at rates for distance traveled, or for waiting time, or for both, or at rates per hour, per day, per week, or per month and such vehicle is routed under the direction of the passenger hiring the same. The term does not include vehicles operated exclusively under any special contract carrying to or from any municipal airport to any point within the city, or through any part of the city.

    Taxicab, limousine, bus, shuttle, or pedicab service means a passenger transportation service operated for hire that uses any one (1) or more of the following vehicle types: taxicabs, limousines, buses, shuttles, or pedicabs in the operation of the service and includes (but is not limited to) a facility from which the service is operated; taxicabs, limousines, buses, shuttles, or pedicabs used in the operation; and a person who owns, controls, or operates the service.

    Taxicab stand means a public place reserved exclusively for use by taxicabs.

    Taximeter means a device that mechanically or electronically computes a fare based upon the distance traveled, the time the taxicab is engaged, and any other basis for charges which are specified in the operating authority or rate ordinance pertaining to the holder.

(Ord. No. 02-058, § 3, 6-27-02; Ord. No. 11-018, § 2, 3-24-11; Ord. No. 13-039, § 2, 7-11-13 ; Ord. No. 14-048, § 2, 8-14-14 )