Appendix 7601. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall mean:

"City" means the City of Agoura Hills.

"Director" means the director of planning and community development or his or her designee.

"Driver" means an individual substantially located in the city who is engaged by an operator to drive a taxicab. "Driver" includes every person substantially located in the city driving any passenger-carrying or motor-propelled vehicle, either as an owner-operator, contractor, franchisee, agent, employee, or otherwise.

"Driver permit" means a permit issued by the director to an individual, permitting that person to drive a taxicab upon the streets of the city.

"Operator" means a person or entity substantially located in the city and engaged in the business of providing transportation services for hire through the use of taxicabs.

"Operator permit" means a permit issued by the city authorizing an operator to provide transportation services for hire through the use of one (1) or more taxicabs within the city.

"Street" means any place commonly used for the purpose of public travel.

"Substantially located" means the primary business of the taxicab driver or operator is located in the city, or the largest share of that operator's or driver's total number of trips within Los Angeles County over the past year originated in the city.

"Taxicab" means every automobile or motor-propelled vehicle, is equipped with a taximeter, and/or is used for the transportation of passengers for hire over the public streets of the city, and not over a defined route, irrespective of whether the operations extend beyond the boundary limits of the city, at rate for distance traveled or for waiting time, or for both, and the vehicle is routed under the direction of the passenger or of the person hiring same. Taxicabs shall not include a charter-party carrier of passengers within the meaning of the Passenger Charter-Party Carriers' Act, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5351) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code. "Taxicab" shall not include limousine services regulated by the public utility commission.

"Taximeter" means and includes an instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a passenger-carrying vehicle is mechanically or electronically calculated either by distance traveled or by waiting time, or both, and upon which such charge is indicated by means of figures and a printed receipt.

(Ord. No. 14-408, § 3, 5-14-14; Ord. No. 18-439, §§ 3—5, 11-14-18)