(1) Definition of “Taxi”. “Taxi” means a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the business of transporting passengers for hire, donations, gratuity or any other form of remuneration, having a seating capacity with no more than seven (7) seats for passengers and not operated on a fixed route.
(2) Definition of “Conduct a taxi business”. The term “conduct a taxi business” as used in this chapter shall be held to mean the use of one (1) or more taxis within the corporate limits of the City of Cookeville, by the owner thereof, for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire, either by driving the same himself or having same driven by some other person. (Ord. #000-02-03, Feb. 2000 as replaced by Ord. #011-03-03, April 2011)