[Amended 9-30-1996 by Ord. No. 1623]
When used in this chapter the following words,
terms and phrases shall have the meanings specified herein:
The document permitting the owner of a vehicle for hire to
operate a vehicle for hire business within City limits.
A device which is attached to the dash of a taxicab to enable
a driver to display his or her identification card to passengers of
a given taxicab.
A document granted by the City permitting a person to drive
a vehicle for hire upon City streets.
A document issued by the City which certifies that the owner
of a taxicab has received proper approval to operate said taxicab
within the City limits.
A motor-driven vehicle, other than a common carrier, used
for the transportation of persons and for which the total charge for
any given trip is agreed upon by the driver and the passenger before
said vehicle departs from its place of origin.
A daily record of all trips made by a given taxicab prepared
by the taxicab driver, showing the time, place of origin and destination
of each trip as well as the amount of the fare charged.
A written permit issued by the City Clerk authorizing a person
to operate a quadricycle on City streets.
[Added 12-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 1936]
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation that either
owns, is the lessee of, or is the purchaser under a contract of, a
motor vehicle or quadricycle which is used as a vehicle for hire under
the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1936]
One person traveling alone or two or more persons who have
retained the services of a vehicle for hire and have arranged in advance
of entering the vehicle for hire to use the vehicle for hire together.
A vehicle that has fully operative pedals for propulsion
entirely by human power; has at least four wheels and is operated
in a manner similar to a bicycle; has at least six seats for passengers;
is designed to be occupied by a driver and powered either by passengers
providing pedal power to the drive train of the vehicle or by a motor
capable of propelling the vehicle in the absence of human power; is
used for commercial purposes; and is driven by the owner of the vehicle
or an employee of the owner of the vehicle.
[Added 12-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 1936]
A person who drives a quadricycle upon public streets and
highways.
[Added 12-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 1936]
The card displayed by a taxicab owner within each taxicab
for which a license tag has been issued, describing the current permitted
rate of fare.
The space reserved upon the public streets for the sole use
of taxicabs.
A motor-driven vehicle for hire used for the transportation
of persons and for which the total charge for any given trip is not
agreed upon by the driver and the passenger before the vehicle departs
from its place of origin.
Includes quadricycles and any motor-driven vehicles used
for the transportation for hire of passengers and shall include taxicabs
and van service vehicles.
[Amended 12-7-2015 by Ord. No. 1936]
Document issued by the City which certifies that the owner
of a vehicle for hire (other than taxicab) has received proper approval
to operator said vehicle for hire within the City limits.
All certificates of public convenience and necessity
and all licenses granted under [former] Chapter 37 of this Code which
are valid and in effect on the date of the enactment of Ordinance
No. 1346 shall remain valid and effective through the 30th day of
April next following the effective date of Ordinance 1346.
[Amended 7-21-1986 by Ord. No. 1388; 9-30-1996 by Ord. No.
1623]
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to ambulances, buses operated by the City, church or school buses,
common carriers licensed under Act 254 of the Public Acts of 1933[1] when operating along any route granted in the license
or to limousines. The Chief of Public Safety may also exempt from
the provisions of this chapter vehicles used in state or local government
operated or subsidized programs.
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCLA § 475.1
et seq.
The rates of fare to be charged by the owner
or driver of any vehicle for hire licensed under this chapter may
be regulated by the City Commission, and, if rates of fare are regulated,
it shall be unlawful for any owner or driver of any such vehicle for
hire to charge any rate of fare in excess thereof.
