§ 94-31. Definitions.  


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  • City shall mean the City of Milledgeville, Georgia a municipal corporation, said definition to include all areas within the corporate limits of the city.

    Driver means any person who drives or operates a taxicab on the streets of Milledgeville.

    Stand means a public place alongside the curb of a street or elsewhere which has been designated by the city as reserved exclusively for the use of taxicabs.

    Street shall mean and include any street, alley, lane, avenue, court, or public place in the city.

    Taxicab means a motor vehicle engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, or offering to carry passengers for hire, except motor vehicles used as ambulances, sight-seeing cars or buses, and except for limousines and buses operating on a fixed route.

    Taxicab company means the holder of one or more taxicab regulatory permits to operate a taxicab under the provisions of this article, whether a person, firm, partnership, or corporation.

    Taxicab driver's permit means the written authority granted by the city for an individual to drive or operate a taxicab within the city.

    Taxicab regulatory permit means the right and privilege granted by the city for the operation of a taxicab within the corporate limits of the city issued upon the receipt of a regulatory fee established in the revenue ordinance.

    Telephone stand means a place alongside a street or elsewhere where a taxicab company has been authorized by the city to install a telephone or call box for the taking of calls and the dispatching of taxicabs.

(Ord. No. O-1009-012, 9-28-2010)