For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall mean:
(a) "Commission" means a fee paid to a third-party food delivery service for performing a transaction or a service.
(b) "Eating and drinking establishment" means a restaurant, bar, tavern, cabaret, fast-food business, nightclub, pub, dining room, dinner theater, and similar uses.
(c) "Person" means an organization, corporation for profit or not for profit, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association, estate, trust, or other commercial or legal entity.
(d) "Purchase price" means the menu price of an online order, minus any applicable coupon or promotional discount provided to the customer by the eating and drinking establishment. Such price excludes taxes, gratuities, and any other fees that make up the total cost to the consumer of an online order.
(e) "Third-party food delivery service" means any person who is engaged in operating a website, mobile application, or other internet service business that offers or arranges for the sale and/or delivery of food and beverages prepared by eating and drinking establishments.
(Ord. No. 966-2020. Passed 12-9-20, eff. 12-15-20)