Sec. 3-49. - Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

"Agent of the county" means any county employee or agent of the county, including airport staff, county employees designated by the airport manager, sheriff's employee, or designated airport contractor, charged with the authority to implement or enforce any provision of the county code and the airport rules and regulations.

"Airport" means the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport.

"Airport manager" means the manager of the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport or his or her duly authorized representative.

"Airport operations area" ("AOA") means any fenced area of the airport that is used or intended to be used for landing, takeoff, or surface maneuvering of an aircraft. The AOA includes paved and unpaved surfaces that are intended to be used in addition to the associated runway, taxiway, or apron. Only persons holding appropriate credentials, or persons escorted by persons holding appropriate credentials, may access the AOA.

"Airport parking operator" means an employee designated by republic parking, or its successor, charged with carrying out the responsibilities of an airport parking operator referenced in this article.

"Airport premises" means the entire airport property including all public roadways, commercial vehicle hold areas, parking lots, commercial passenger terminal, curbside areas and any other areas within airport control.

"Airport staging permit" means a preprinted permit purchased from the airport by authorized commercial vehicle operators and commercial vehicle drivers that authorizes a commercial vehicle driver to enter the airport premises for the purpose of making a passenger pickup on the date and at the time the permit is endorsed as required by the provisions of this article.

"Aviation commission" means the Sonoma County Aviation Commission, whose members are appointed by the board of supervisors.

"Board of supervisors" means the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

"Commercial passenger terminal" means any facilities designated by the airport manager for use by airline or ground transportation passengers for ticketing, baggage handling, security screening, waiting, and/or gate access, and associated activities.

"Commercial vehicle" means any motor vehicle operated for hire on the airport premises.

"Commercial vehicle driver" means any individual who drives a commercial vehicle while the vehicle is being used to provide ground transportation services on the airport premises.

"Commercial vehicle operator" means any person or entity providing vehicles for hire for the purpose of carrying passengers. Any person or entity that provides transportation using online-enabled apps, smartphone technology, other forms of technology, or any other means to provide transportation or to facilitate ride sharing, is considered a commercial vehicle operator. A commercial vehicle operator who also drives a commercial vehicle is also a commercial vehicle driver.

"Commercial vehicle operator permit" means any permit that may be required by the airport manager, in his or her discretion, to operate a commercial vehicle upon the airport premises while performing ground transportation services.

"County" means the County of Sonoma, California.

"Double parking" means to park alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to a curb.

"DOT" means the United States Department of Transportation or any successor agency or organization.

"CPUC" means the California Public Utilities Commission.

"FBO" means a business providing aeronautical services at the airport and referred to as a "fixed based operator."

"Hotel shuttles, courtesy vehicles, messenger service vehicles" means those ground transportation services that are provided by one or more businesses that arrange for transportation which is only incidental to the business entities' primary business or activities or is provided for the exclusive use of the officers, agents, employees, customers or invitees of the business. Vehicles used exclusively as courtesy vehicles or messenger service vehicles are not considered to be commercial vehicles.

"Online-enabled platform, mobile device, or application ("App")" means the device, technology or other online method used by drivers and prospective passengers to arrange for passenger transportation in a motor vehicle, including the driver's personal vehicle.

"Passenger stage corporation (PSC)" means a passenger stage corporation as set forth in Section 226 of the California Public Utilities Code, as that section may be amended from time to time.

"Person" means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, joint venture, business trust, corporation or company.

"Prearranged pick-up" means passenger pick-ups that are arranged in advance with an authorized commercial vehicle operator before a commercial vehicle drives on the airport premises to pick up a passenger at any location on the airport premises.

"Radio frequency identification (RFID) tag" means any automatic vehicle identification device issued by the airport manager for the purpose of automatically identifying and tracking commercial vehicles on the airport premises.

"Ridesharing" means two (2) or more persons traveling by any mode, including, but not limited to, carpooling and vanpooling. Ridesharing by persons traveling between home and work locations, by persons having a common work related trip, or when the ridesharing is incidental to another purpose of the driver and is not provided by the driver for the purpose of obtaining compensation of any kind, is not considered a commercial vehicle operation.

"Roadway access fee" ("trip fee") means a fee charged to commercial vehicle operators each time a commercial vehicle drives onto the airport and/or exits off of the airport while conducting business.

"Sheriff" or "sheriff's office" means the office of the sheriff-coroner of the county and employees of the sheriff-coroner's office.

"SIDA" means the security identification display area. The SIDA is a portion of the airport specified in the airport security program, which is a secure area. The SIDA is identified by a bold red line painted on the ground. All commercial vehicles are prohibited from operating in the SIDA at all times.

"Solicitation" means the uninvited initiation of a conversation by a driver, representative, employee or agent of a commercial vehicle operator with any potential customer for the purpose of persuading or urging any potential customer to use or hire the commercial vehicle operator. Solicitation includes the placement of business cards, flyers, or other materials in the commercial passenger terminal telephone booth, kiosks, restrooms, or any other place on the airport premises without the prior written permission of the airport manager. Solicitation also includes handing business cards to any person on the airport premises or greeting any person for the purpose of soliciting a customer.

"Staging" means parking or waiting in a commercial vehicle anywhere on the airport premises while waiting for passengers, whether the passenger is a prearranged passenger or not.

"Staging area" means a location or locations on the airport premises that are designated by the airport manager for temporary parking of authorized commercial vehicles while waiting for passengers.

"Taxicab" means a motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Vehicle Code section 415 and in Article 18 of the County Code, designed for carrying not more than eight persons, excluding the driver, and used to carry passengers for hire.

"Taximeter" means an instrument, or device, attached to a taxicab that mechanically or electronically, calculates a fare on the basis of distance traveled or waiting time, or a combination thereof, and displays the fare in figures of dollars and cents

"Transportation charter party (TCP)" means those carriers defined by California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) General Order 157-D, including limousines, vans, SUVs and buses. A TCP carrier operates on a prearranged basis with the party arranging the transportation and fares are charged on a vehicle mileage or time basis, not on an individual basis.

"Transportation network company" ("TNC") means a company or an organization, whether a corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, or other form, operating in California pursuant to a CPUC TNC permit, that provides transportation services using an online-enabled platform, mobile device or App (such as smart phone Apps) to connect passengers with drivers using their personal vehicles; or as the term may subsequently be defined in California Law or by the CPUC.

"Transportation network company (TNC) driver" means an individual who has been approved by a TNC to use his/her privately owned vehicle to transport passengers whose rides are arranged through the TNC's online-enabled application. The term "TNC driver" applies at all times that a TNC's driver is on the airport premises by reason of the TNC Driver's relationship with the TNC, regardless of whether the TNC vehicle is carrying a passenger.

"Transportation network company (TNC) vehicle" means the personal, privately-owned vehicle used by a TNC Driver, which vehicle has passed the 19-point safety inspection referenced in the CPUC's September 23, 2013 decision regulating TNCs and is insured by the vehicle's owner and covered by the TNC's commercial liability insurance policy.

"Transportation network company (TNC) trade dress" means distinctive symbols, signage or a display on a TNC vehicle that is sufficiently large and color- contrasted as to be readable at a distance of 50 feet. The trade dress must be sufficient to allow a passenger, government official, or member of the public to associate a vehicle with a particular TNC company. The airport manager shall approve trade dress and location.

"TSA" means the United States Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security, or any successor agency or organization.

"Trip" means an entrance to and an exit from the airport premises by a commercial vehicle for the purpose of making a passenger or a package pick-up, whether prearranged or not.

"Vehicle identification decal" means a decal, issued by the airport to be placed, on or in each commercial vehicle by airport staff, for the purpose of identifying vehicles that are registered and permitted to operate on airport premises.

"Vehicle inspection" means 1) a safety inspection pursuant to Section 3-6-1 of this article and/or 2) a visual inspection pursuant to Section 3-6-2 of this article.

"Waybill" means a document prepared in advance of a commercial vehicle's arrival at the airport stating the name of the commercial vehicle operator, their transportation charter party (TCP) or transportation network company (TNC) certificate number, their vehicle's license plate number, the name and address of the person requesting the charter or transportation and the name of the passenger(s) if different, the date and time the charter or transportation was arranged, the number of persons in the party, the location of the customer pickup, the time of the scheduled customer pickup, the airline and flight number on which the customer is scheduled to arrive, and the points of origin and destination of the charter or transportation. Waybills may be kept and presented in hardcopy or electronic format.

(Ord. No. 6090, § I(Exh. B), 12-2-2014)