The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings defined and set forth in this section:
BUSINESS: A voluntary association legally formed and organized to carry on a business in Utah in the legal name of the association, including, without limitation, a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship.
CERTIFICATE: A certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the city.
CITY: The governmental institution and landmass contained within the boundaries of Salt Lake City, Utah.
CIVIL NOTICE: A written notice of a ground transportation violation as provided under this chapter.
CLEARED: That condition of a taximeter when it is inoperative with respect to all fare registration and all cumulative fare and extras charges have been set to zero dollars ($0.00).
CONCESSIONAIRE: A person or entity with whom the department of airports has contracted to provide taxicab services.
DEPARTMENT: The Salt Lake City department of airports or such other city department or division as may be designated by the mayor to have responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter.
DEPARTMENT CONTRACT: A valid, existing, and current contract negotiated and approved by the department for providing taxicab or other services within the corporate boundaries of Salt Lake City, including the airport.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR: The director of the department designated by the mayor to have responsibility for the enforcement of this chapter or the authorized designee of such director.
DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS: Rules and regulations developed and adopted by the department director to govern ground transportation service and businesses within the city.
EXTRAS: Charges to be paid by a customer or passenger in addition to the fare.
FACE: That side of a taximeter upon which passenger or customer charges for hire of a taxicab are indicated.
FARE: That portion of the charge for hire of a taxicab which is automatically calculated by the taximeter through the operation of the mileage and time mechanism.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION APPEAL COMMITTEE: A committee established by the department director to hear and rule on appeals, suspensions, and other matters related to ground transportation in and connected with the city.
HAIL A TAXICAB: The act of a person to call out for, or to signal for, an in service taxicab that is not already engaged in transport of passengers to respond to the person's location for hiring and transport of persons or property.
HIRED: The button on the face of a taximeter, which when activated places the taximeter in operation, signifying the start of a billing process for the person(s) engaging the use of the taxicab.
IN SERVICE: A taxicab that is in use on the streets of the city, with a driver, and available for the transportation of passengers for hire.
PERSON: An individual, a corporation or other legal entity, a partnership, and any incorporated association.
TAXI STAND: A public place alongside the curb of a street, or elsewhere in the city, which has been designated by the mayor or the mayor's designee as reserved for the use of taxicabs available for hire by passengers, including places otherwise marked as freight zones or other parking restricted zones if designated for use of taxicabs during specified times.
TAXICAB: A motor vehicle with a seating capacity of five (5) passengers or less, not including the driver, or a van with a passenger seating capacity of six (6) to twelve (12), not including the driver, used in the on demand, for hire transportation of passengers or baggage over the public streets and not operated over a fixed route or upon a fixed schedule, but which is subject for contract hire by persons desiring special trips from one point to another and authorized to operate in Salt Lake City by contract with the department.
TAXIMETER: A meter instrument or electronic device attached to a taxicab which measures mileage by the distance driven and the waiting time upon which the fare is based, and which automatically calculates, at a predetermined rate or rates, and registers, the charge for hire of a taxicab.
WAITING TIME: The time when a taxicab is not in motion, from the time of hiring by a passenger to the time of discharge of passenger(s). (Ord. 67-14, 2014)