§ 9-240. Definitions

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall be construed as herein set forth, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning was intended.

(a) City means City of Costa Mesa.

(b) City authorization means city business license to operate a taxicab business in the city.

(c) Driver means a person who drives or controls the movements of a taxicab.

(d) Driver's permit means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a person to drive or control the movements of a taxicab.

(e) OCTAP means the Orange County Taxi Administration Program administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority.

(f) Operate a taxicab means to drive a taxicab and either solicit or pick up passengers for hire in the city.

(g) Owner means the registered owner or lessor of a taxicab.

(h) Person includes natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, or public entity.

(i) Taxicab means a vehicle operated within the city, capable of carrying not more than eight (8) persons, excluding the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire. The term shall exclude a vehicle operating as a charter party carrier licensed as such by any state agency, including the public utilities commission, or any other vehicle having a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by any state agency, including the public utilities commission.

(j) Taxicab business permit means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a person to operate a taxicab business.

(k) Taxicab vehicle permit means a valid permit issued by OCTAP authorizing a particular vehicle to be operated as a taxicab.

(Ord. No. 97-33, § 2, 11-17-97)