For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section.
“City council” means the city council of the city of La Puente.
“Director” means the community development director of the city of La Puente or his or her designee.
“Operating area” means and includes the city of La Puente.
“Street” means any public street, road, highway, freeway, lane, alley, sidewalk, parkway or public place which now exists or which may hereafter exist within the city of La Puente.
“Taxicab” means any passenger vehicle for hire for the directed transportation of not more than eight passengers, excluding the driver, at rates based upon the distance duration or number of trips, or waiting time, or on any combination of such rates.
“Taxicab driver” means the driver of an individual taxicab.
“Taxicab operator” means a person, association, solely-owned partnership, stock corporation, franchise, cooperative organization or other organization which operates a taxicab service.
Taxicab service” means a business establishment which provides taxicabs for transportation service to persons within the city of La Puente.
“Taxicab zone” means and include the portion of a street area designated for the standing or stopping of taxicabs while awaiting employment.
“Taximeter” means and include a device that automatically calculates a predetermined rate or rates for taxicab service and indicates the charge for the hire of a taxicab.
(Ord. 788 § 28 (part), 1999)