Folsom Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions and Definitions

This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the chief of police, in consultation with other city departments as deemed appropriate by the chief of police.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)

The following words shall have the following meanings as used in this chapter. Words not defined shall be interpreted based on their common and ordinary usage.

A.

“Advertisement”

includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person, the causing, permitting, or allowing the placement of any sign or marking on or in any building or structure, or in any media form, including newspaper, magazine, radiowave, satellite signal, or any electronic transmission, or in any directory soliciting taxicab transportation services subject to this chapter.

B.

“Applicant”

means a person applying for a taxicab company permit and/or a taxicab driver permit.

C.

“Chief of police”

means the chief of the police department of the city or his/her designee.

D.

“City”

means the city of Folsom.

E.

“Driver”

means any person who drives, operates, or controls the movements of a taxicab within the city.

F.

“Person”

means any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, company, or corporation.

G.

“Public works director”

means the director of the public works department of the city or his/her designee.

H.

“Taxicab”

means a motor-propelled vehicle capable of carrying not more than eight persons, excluding the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire in the city, irrespective of whether the operation extends beyond the boundaries of the city. The term “taxicab” does not include the following:

A vehicle operating as a charter party carrier licensed as such by any state agency, or any vehicle having a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by any state agency, including the Public Utilities Commission.

A vehicle operated solely by means of human propulsion or powered by manual labor, including, but not limited to, pedal cabs or pedicabs.

I.

“Taxicab company”

means any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business, trust, company, corporation, or public entity that operates taxicab services of any kind within the city.

J.

“Taxicab company permit”

means a valid permit issued by the city authorizing a taxicab company to operate a taxicab business in the city.

K.

“Taxicab driver permit”

means a valid permit issued by the city authorizing a person to drive, operate, or control the movements of a taxicab.

L.

“Taximeter”

means any instrument or device attached to a vehicle and designed or intended to measure mechanically or electronically the distance traveled by such vehicle, to record the time the vehicle is in waiting, and to indicate upon such record by figures or designs the fare to be charged in dollars and cents.

(Ord. 1139 § 2 (part), 2011)