The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings defined and set forth in this section:
AIRPORT SHARED RIDE SERVICE: Ground transportation provided by an authorized ground transportation business contracted through the department of airports to provide on demand shared ride service to and from the Salt Lake City International Airport.
AIRPORT SHARED RIDE VEHICLE: Any authorized ground transportation vehicle operating under contract with the department of airports to provide airport shared ride service.
AUTHORIZED GROUND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS: Any business operating any ground transportation vehicle, which has a current, valid business license as required by the city and which:
A. Registers the business in accordance with the requirements established by the department, and
B. Is current with all fees or charges imposed by the department or city.
AUTOMOBILE: Any motor vehicle with passenger seating for five (5) persons or less not including the driver.
BUS: Any motor vehicle with a seating capacity of twenty five (25) passengers or more, not including the driver.
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.
CIVIL NOTICE: The written notice of a ground transportation violation.
COURTESY VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle regularly operated on Salt Lake City streets for transportation of customers and/or baggage without making a specific separate charge to the passenger for such transportation.
DEPARTMENT: The Salt Lake City department of airports.
DEPARTMENT AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION (AVI) TAG: An electronic transponder used to identify vehicles and provide the department with vehicle data and billing information.
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR: The director of the Salt Lake City department of airports.
DEPARTMENT INSPECTION SEAL: A sticker or seal issued by the department to signify that a ground transportation vehicle has passed the required department inspection. These department inspection seals are nontransferable and no ground transportation vehicle may be operated without such seal.
DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS: Rules and regulations developed and adopted by the department director to govern ground transportation service and businesses at the airport.
FIXED SCHEDULE: Ground transportation service operating on a regular time schedule previously announced as to time of departure and arrival between the airport and definitely established and previously announced points along definitely established and previously announced routes regardless of whether there are passengers or freight to be carried.
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.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS: Any business operating any ground transportation vehicle.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: The transportation of passengers by a ground transportation business.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle used for the transportation of persons using Salt Lake City streets for commercial purposes regardless of whether a fee or fare is collected.
HOTEL VEHICLE: Any motor vehicle regularly operated by a ground transportation business under contract to or directly by a motel, hotel, or other lodging business to provide transportation of customers and/or baggage for the contracted establishment, for which transportation the customer is charged a separate fee or fare, and which is subject to a contract filed with the department providing for operating the vehicle.
LIMOUSINE: Any vehicle described by its manufacturer or aftermarket manufacturer as a limousine or a luxury vehicle, with a driver furnished, who is dressed in professional business attire or a chauffeur's uniform.
MINIBUS: Any motor vehicle with a seating capacity of sixteen (16) to twenty four (24) passengers, not including the driver.
ON DEMAND AIRPORT SERVICE OR ON DEMAND SERVICE: Transportation provided by an authorized ground transportation business which is not "scheduled service" or "prearranged service from the airport" as defined in this section.
PREARRANGED SERVICE FROM THE AIRPORT: Transportation from the airport to points within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City provided by an authorized ground transportation business which is contracted for between such business and the person to be transported, or by an agent of the person, prior to the arrival of the person at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Prearranged service from the airport shall include airport ground transportation contracted for by an airline company on behalf of its own passengers whose regular air travel may have been disrupted in some manner. An agent may include a travel agent, family member, employee, business or meeting planner, but excludes an authorized ground transportation business.
SCHEDULED SERVICE: Transportation provided by an authorized ground transportation business on a fixed schedule posted with the department in advance of such transportation.
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 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, as provided under title 5, chapter 5.72 of this code, or its successor chapter, and authorized to operate in Salt Lake City by contract with the department.
VAN: Any licensed motor vehicle other than those designated as a limousine with a passenger seating capacity of six (6) to twelve (12), not including the driver.
VEHICLE OPERATOR'S BADGE OR OPERATOR'S BADGE: An identification badge issued by the department to an individual to signify that the individual has met the requirements to operate a ground transportation vehicle. (Ord. 68-14, 2014)