Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in this chapter, the following terms shall respectively be deemed to mean:
DRIVER: Any person driving a taxicab.
OPERATOR: Any person engaging in the business of the operation of a taxicab and having control of the operation and maintenance of a taxicab or of the collection of revenue from its operation.
TAXICAB: All public vehicles driven by mechanical power used to transport passengers for hire, except those vehicles commonly known as buses.
TAXICAB COMPANY: Every individual, trustee, partnership, association, firm or corporation engaged in business as a proprietor, franchisor or dispatcher of one or more taxicabs.
TAXIMETER: A mechanical instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically calculated, either for distance traveled or for waiting time, or for both, and upon which such charge shall be indicated by means of figures. (Ord. 10-1337, 9-2-2010)