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 Roanoke
 Code of Ordinances
 CODE OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE (1979)
 Chapter 34. VEHICLES FOR HIRE
 Article III. PUBLIC VEHICLES (TAXICABS AND FOR-HIRE AUTOMOBILES)
 Division 1. GENERALLY

§ 34-58. Definitions.  

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  • The following definitions are hereby adopted and declared for the construction of this article:

    Chartered limousine: The term "chartered limousine" shall mean and include a motor-driven vehicle, with a wheel base of one hundred seventy-six (176) inches or longer, which is used for the transportation for hire of passengers and which is contracted for on an hourly or longer basis.

    For-hire automobile: The term "for-hire automobile" shall mean and include any motor-driven vehicle used for the transportation for hire of passengers, except buses operating on fixed routes, specially chartered buses, sight-seeing buses, chartered limousines, van service vehicles and taxicabs.

    Owner: The term "owner" shall mean and include any person who is the registered owner of a public vehicle or who is the purchaser of a public vehicle under a reserved title contract.

    Permit: The term "permit" shall mean the permit granted by the city manager to an owner of one (1) or more public vehicles to authorize such owner to engage in the business of providing public vehicle service in the city.

    Public vehicle: The term "public vehicle" shall mean and include any taxicab, van service vehicle or for-hire automobile, as herein defined.

    Taxicab: The term "taxicab" shall mean and include any motor-driven vehicle for the transportation for hire of passengers, which vehicle is equipped with a taximeter.

    Taximeter: The term "taximeter" shall mean and include any mechanical instrument or device by which the charge for hire of a taxicab is mechanically calculated and on which such charge is plainly indicated.

    Van service vehicle: The term "van service vehicle" shall mean a motor-driven vehicle hauling sixteen (16) or fewer passengers and providing pre-scheduled service on a publicly filed vehicle route.

    (Code 1956, Tit. XIX, Ch. 1, § 1; Ord. No. 25868, § 1, 12-28-81; Ord. No. 26371, § 1, 2-7-83; Ord. No. 32768, § 1, 12-11-95)

(Code 1956, Tit. XIX, Ch. 1, § 1; Ord. No. 25868, § 1, 12-28-81; Ord. No. 26371, § 1, 2-7-83; Ord. No. 32768, § 1, 12-11-95)