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Sec. 122-26. Definitions.

As used in this article:

Administrator means the mayor of the City of Springdale, Arkansas, or the mayor's designated agent.

City means the City of Springdale.

Driver means the individual driving a vehicle as a taxicab whether as owner or agent or employee of the owner.

Exclusive ride means a ride in which the passenger engaging the taxicab restricts his ride solely to himself or to himself and members of his party and the fare is charged at the exclusive rate.

Holder means a person to whom a taxicab operator permit has been issued.

Manifest means a daily record prepared by the operator of all trips made by each taxicab showing the time and place of origin and destination for each passenger transported.

Person shall extend and be applied to firms, partnerships, associations, organizations and bodies politic and corporate, or any combination thereof, as well as to individuals.

Public vehicle commission shall consist of three members appointed by the mayor, and confirmed by majority vote of the city council, for a term of one year.

Rate chart means a card approved by the city to be displayed in each taxicab reflecting the rates of fare then in force and displaying a name and telephone number designated by the administrator for passengers to register complaints.

Shall is mandatory, not directory.

Share ride means a ride shared by two or more taxicab passengers not members of the same party whose fares are discounted proportionately to the number of passengers transported. Passengers may be collected at the same or different destinations. A share ride is limited to three pickups within a four-block radius of the most appropriate route to the first passenger's destination.

Shuttle service shall mean a chauffeured driven, unmetered passenger vehicle, seating 15 passengers or less, including the driver, engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire with the intent to receive compensation for transporting such passengers from points within the City of Springdale to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

Shuttle service permit shall mean a permit issued by the Northwest Arkansas Airport Authority authorizing the holder thereof to conduct a shuttle service business at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

Taxicab means a motor-driven vehicle having seating capacity for not more than seven passengers and used for the transportation of passengers for hire from points of origin to destinations as directed by the passengers.

Taxicab driver's permit means permission granted by the city to a person to drive a taxicab in the city for the purpose of picking up customers/clients within the boundaries of the city, but no such permit is required for picking up a person within the city, that the taxicab service has brought into Springdale from another location outside the city, and they are simply returning them to the original location the same business day (round trip) so long as the taxicab operator is licensed by a municipality in Arkansas.

Taxicab operator means a person operating one or more taxicabs.

Taxicab operator permit means permission granted by the city to operate a taxicab service for the purpose of picking up customers/clients within the boundaries of the city, and employing one or more taxicabs for a period of time, and to be renewable under the terms of this article; no such permit is necessary if the taxicab delivers a person to a location within Springdale from outside the city, and then returns in the same business day to pick them up and return them to the location in which they were originally picked up (round trip) so long as the taxicab operator is licensed by a municipality in Arkansas.

Taxicab service means a passenger transportation service operated for hire.

Taximeter means a device which calculates and displays a fare.

Waiting time means the time when a taxicab is not in motion and not engaged by a passenger and the time consumed while standing at the direction of a passenger or a person who has engaged such taxicab.

(Ord. No. 2722, § A, 3-11-97; Ord. No. 2893, § A, 2-23-99; Ord. No. 2927, § A, 8-24-99)

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