(a) The following words and phrases, when used in Chapter 866, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1) "Cab" shall mean taxicab.
(2) "Council" shall mean the Put-in-Bay Village Council.
(3) "Fiscal Officer" shall mean the Fiscal Officer of the Village, his or her successors, or his or her designees.
(4) "License" shall mean an official document issued by the Village Fiscal Officer authorizing operation of a licensed taxicab, or vehicle, on the streets of the Village.
(5) "Mayor" shall mean the Mayor of the Village of Put-in-Bay, or the acting Mayor of the Village, or his or her designee.
(6) "Permanently revoke" shall mean to render the holder of a license ineligible to reapply for said license.
(7) "Revoke" shall mean to terminate all rights or privileges under a license for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(8) "Taxicab," for purposes of this chapter, includes any vehicle that seeks its business or part thereof on public streets or in quasi-public places, and which is operated on the streets of the Village for the purpose of transporting members of the general public under expectation of compensation or reward in any form. A "taxicab" includes any motor vehicle used to carry at least four, but not more than 14 passengers, either metered or unmetered, but not operating on a fixed route. The maximum number of passengers that a taxicab may carry is 14. For purposes of this chapter, vehicles which may be defined as buses by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, carrying not more than 14 passengers, not operating on a fixed route, and not regulated by the Public Utility Commission of the State of Ohio shall be defined as "taxicabs."
(9) "Taxicab driver" shall mean the person driving a taxicab.
(10) "Taxicab owner" shall mean every corporation, association, joint stock association, person, firm or copartnership, their lessees, directors, receivers, trustees, appointed by any court whatsoever, or the heirs, executors, administrators, or personal representatives or assigns of any deceased owner, owning, controlling, operating or managing any taxicab, provided, however, that a taxicab driver, driving a taxicab pursuant to a contract of employment or a lease arrangement with the holder of a license for such taxicab shall not be deemed a "taxicab owner".
(11) "Suspend" shall mean to temporarily deprive a licensee of rights or privileges under a license for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(b) All vehicles operated by any establishment for hire not specifically excluded in Section 866.01(c) of this chapter comes within the parameters of this chapter and must be licensed by the Village to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
(1) "Church bus" shall be a vehicle licensed and registered by the State of Ohio as a church bus;
(2) "Funeral vehicle" shall mean motor vehicles owned by a funeral director and used exclusively for funeral services or motor vehicles for hire while being used for funeral services. This does not prohibit a vehicle from being used as a livery vehicle and a funeral vehicle, such vehicle when used as a livery vehicle must be licensed in accordance with Village Code Chapter 866;
(3) "Motor bus" shall mean a vehicle owned by a registered common carrier and registered by the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Ohio (PUCO), and being operated for the purpose of intrastate or interstate commerce on regulated routes or schedules;
(4) Vehicles operated by day care facilities for its customers and patrons at no cost to said customers and patrons;
(5) "Hotel and motel courtesy vehicles" shall mean luxury limousine, specialized passenger motor vehicle, omnibus or similar vehicle operated by a hotel or motel as a courtesy for its patrons or its employees at no cost to its patrons or employees.
(Ord. 973-09. Passed 4-12-10.)