For the purpose of this chapter, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, certain terms used herein are defined as follows:
(a) "ADA paratransit provider" means a taxicab or public transportation vehicle operator that provides paratransit services to eligible individuals with disabilities in order to effectuate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 under contract with any government agency or under contract with a broker designated by any government agency. An ADA paratransit provider, while in the performance of providing paratransit services under such government contract controls shall be exempt from the regulatory requirements of this Chapter 4.42.
(b) "Certificate holder" means any person, partnership, firm, association or corporation to whom a certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued.
(c) "Driver" means a person in direct and immediate possession or charge of driving or operating a taxicab, or public transportation vehicle.
(d) "Owner" means any person, firm, association or corporation having proprietary control of or right to proprietary control of any vehicle as herein defined.
(e) "Public transportation vehicle" means every for-hire, unmetered automobile or motor-propelled vehicle having a seating capacity of no more than five persons, excluding driver, used in the business of transporting passengers over the streets of this city, irrespective of whether such operations extend beyond the city, and which is not regulated by the public utilities commission.
(f) "Street" or "highway" means a way or place of whatever nature publicly maintained and opened to the use of vehicular traffic.
(g) “Substantially located” shall have the same meaning as defined in Government Code section 53075.5, as amended from time to time.
(h) “Taxicab” means a motor-propelled vehicle available on a twenty-four hour a day basis used for the transportation of passengers who direct the route to be traveled over the streets, and not operated over a fixed route, for compensation fixed by a taxi meter in accordance with the distance traveled and/or the time elapsed.
(i) “Taximeter” means any instrument or device approved for use under the applicable laws of the state of California, which mechanically or electronically calculates the charge for the use of a taxicab. The taximeter registers such charge by means of figures, including dollars and cents, calculated by an initial charge and thereafter a charge for distance traveled, and/or waiting time.
(Ord. 5454 § 2 (part), 2018: Ord. 4341 § 3, 1996: Ord. 4223 § 1, 1994: Ord. 3286 § 1 (part), 1981)