For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
LICENSE. A license to allow an individual to drive a permitted taxicab in the City.
LICENSEE. A licensee is an individual who has been issued a taxicab driver's license by the Board of Public Safety.
PERMIT. A permit for the utilization of a taxicab business in Fort Wayne, issued upon the approval of the Board of Public Safety.
PERMITEE. A permittee is an individual who has been issued a permit to operate a taxicab business by the Board of Public Safety.
PERSON. An individual, partnership or corporation.
TAXICAB. A public passenger vehicle for hire only at lawful rates of fare, which, when it is being operated between a point of origin and a destination, are recorded and indicated by a taximeter or at rates as set forth in this chapter.
TAXICAB INSPECTOR. That individual designated by the Board of Public Safety to perform inspections of taxicabs.
TAXIMETER. A mechanical or electronic device which records and indicates a charge of fare measured by the distance traveled, a drop or pick-up fee, if any, waiting time, if any, and extra passengers, if any.
(Ord. G-30-90, passed 12-18-90; Am. Ord. G-7-10, passed 6-22-10; Am. Ord. G-20-10, As Amended, passed 12-14-10; Am. Ord. G-9-16, passed 7-12-16)