Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following definitions shall be applicable to this chapter:
(a) "Taxicab" means and includes all motor-driven vehicles engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire on the streets of the City. "Taxicab", as defined in this chapter, does not include any of the following:
(1) Vehicles such as, but not limited to limousines, which are exclusively for hire in connection with special or ceremonial events such as weddings, high school proms, transportation of dignitaries, anniversaries or funerals;
(2) Vehicles such as, but not limited to, buses which operate upon City streets.
(3) Private vehicle(s) belonging to the passenger which are driven by a chauffeur; the chauffeur being the employee of the passenger and therefore capable of being hired or fired from employment by the passenger.
(4) Vehicles engaged exclusively in the transportation of freight; or
(5) The transportation of persons characterized by the use of only one's private motor vehicles, titled in the driver's name and operated exclusively on an irregular, infrequent or occasional basis to transport friends, relatives or acquaintances of the vehicle owner/driver, with the owner/driver neither having or using any other means of advertisement suggesting an intention, desire or willingness to operate a taxicab company, and which activity is not connected in any manner with a passenger or freight transportation business.
(b) "Taxicab Owner/Operator " means any person, firm or corporation who or which has control, direction of operation, maintenance or the benefit of the collection of revenue derived from the operation of a taxicab, on or over the streets of the City, whether as owner, operator, licensee or otherwise, except a driver as hereinafter defined.
(c) "Taxicab Driver" means any person authorized and assigned to drive a taxicab, and includes every person actually in charge of the physical operation of a taxicab, whether as owner, agent, sub-agent, servant, independent contractor to or employee of the owner. (Ord. 72, 1998. Passed 11-16-98.)