“Certificate” means a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the regional taxi authority.

“Driver” means every person in charge of operating any taxicab, either as owner, agent, employee, or otherwise, or under the direction of an owner.

“Owner” means every person, firm, or corporation that owns or has contracted for the use or control of any taxicab, whether as owner, lessee, or otherwise.

“Regional taxi authority” or “authority” means the Monterey County regional taxi authority.

“Regional taxi authority area” means the land areas under the jurisdiction of the member entities of the regional taxi authority.

“Taxicab” means a passenger automobile equipped with a taximeter and used for transportation of passengers over public streets and highways but not over a defined route and irrespective of whether the travel extends beyond the city limits, and operated at rates per mile or waiting time or both.

“Taximeter” means a mechanical or electronic instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically or electronically calculated based on rates established by the regional taxi authority, either for distance traveled, for waiting time, or both, and upon which the charges are plainly registered by means of figures indicating dollars and cents.

“Taxistand” means a place on public property or streets approved by the city as a place where taxicabs may park and wait for hire. (Ord. 2015-04 § 2 (Exh. C), 2015)