The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
"Accessible taxicab" means a taxicab that is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles (49 C.F.R. 38.1 et seq.).
"Active," as it relates to any permit, means the permit has been issued pursuant to this chapter, has not been revoked, and has not expired. "Active" includes a permit that is suspended.
"Association" means taxicab fleet association.
"Association office" means the place of business described in Section 5.136.590.
"City manager" means the city manager or the city manager's designee.
"Director" means the director of finance or designee, unless otherwise specified.
"Dispatch service" means an operation that receives requests for taxi service at a central location and communicates with taxicab drivers to respond to such requests.
"Motor vehicle" means every motorized vehicle by or upon which any person may be transported or carried upon a public street, highway or alley, except vehicles used exclusively upon stationary rail tracks or propelled by use of overhead electric wires.
"Operate a taxicab" means to drive, occupy or otherwise use a taxicab to transport or offer to transport any other person from one location to another for compensation. This includes, but is not limited to, soliciting or accepting a fare, driving or occupying a taxicab with the top light illuminated, and stopping a taxicab in a taxicab zone.
"Taxicab" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying not more than eight persons, excluding the driver; and has the word "taxi," "cab," "taxicab" or any other similar word or phrase displayed on the exterior of the vehicle.
"Taxicab fleet association" means an association of taxicab drivers, taxicab owners, managers, taxicab companies, firms, cooperatives and other organizational structures that have formed as a legal entity for the purposes of providing taxicab services in the city. The legal form of a taxicab fleet association may include a business, partnership, corporations, company, sole proprietorship, association governed by bylaws and articles of incorporation, and other legal entities.
"Taxicab Passenger Bill of Rights" means a document or sign that includes a brief summary of standards that a person is entitled to expect as a passenger in a taxicab.
"Taximeter" means an instrument or device used, or designed to be used, to measure the distance and time of a trip by a vehicle, and which automatically calculates and displays the fare due for transportation services.
"Top light" means a light mounted on the roof of a vehicle.
"Valid," as it relates to any permit, means the permit has been issued pursuant to this chapter, is not suspended, is not revoked, and is not expired. (Ord. 2014-0019 § 1; Ord. 2010-028 § 2)