Unless otherwise expressly stated, when used in this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(a) “Chauffeur” has the same meaning as contained in the Ohio R.C. 4501.01(Y).
(b) “Chauffeured limousine” means a motor vehicle that is designed to carry not more than fifteen passengers including the driver and is operated for hire on an hourly basis pursuant to a prearranged contract for the transportation of passengers on public roads and highways along a route under the control of the person hiring the vehicle and not over a defined and regular route. “Prearranged contract” means an agreement, made in advance of boarding, to provide transportation from a specific location in a chauffeured limousine at a fixed rate per hour or trip. “Chauffeured limousine” does not include any vehicle that is used exclusively in the business of funeral directing.
(O.R.C. 4501.01(LL))
(c) “Public vehicle for hire” means any vehicle which uses the public streets for the transportation of persons under expectation of compensation or reward in any form, which are hereby classified as:
(1) “Taxicab” as defined in this chapter; and
(2) “Chauffeured limousine” as defined in this chapter.
(3) Nothing herein shall apply to vehicles furnishing mass service for more than 15 persons such as street railway cars, motor buses and omnibuses, which move over fixed routes or on fixed schedules, or between fixed termini. All such vehicles are subject to state law and must be driven by state-licensed commercial drivers.
(d) “Street” means and includes any public street, alley or public way within the corporate limits of the City.
(e) “Taxicab” means and includes any motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire or fare or offered for hire or fare to the public for transportation, the rate of which is computed primarily by distance traveled (metered) or a fixed rate (unmetered), and which follows no fixed or prescribed route or schedule.
(f) “Public vehicle for hire company” means every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, person, firm or copartnership, their lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, controlling, operating or managing one or more public vehicle for hire within the City.
(g) “Public vehicle for hire driver” means any person who drives or operates a public vehicle for hire or fare and who is in actual control of a public vehicle for hire on the streets of the City.
(h) “Public vehicle for hire operator” means and includes every corporation, company, person, firm or copartnership, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, controlling, operating, maintaining, or managing one or more public vehicles for hire within the City.
(Ord. 08-024. Passed 4-14-08.)