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I. "Independent taxicab" means a taxicab or group of taxicabs having one owner and <br /> operating under the same color,business name or other identification scheme, and <br /> under an identical schedule of fares and charges. <br /> J. "Licensee" means any individual, affiliation representative or business entity <br /> required to license taxicabs or for-hire vehicles under the provisions of this <br /> ordinance. In the case of a business entity, "licensee"includes all officers, <br /> directors, shareholders, general partners, limited partners and managing partners of <br /> the entity, all persons vested with authority to manage or direct the affairs of the <br /> legal entity or to bind the legal entity in dealings with third parties, and all persons <br /> who have any ownership interest. <br /> K. "Operate" or "engage in the business of operating any taxicab or vehicle for hire" <br /> means waiting at a taxicab stand or the pickup and transportation of any fare- <br /> paying passenger from a point within the geographical confines of the City, <br /> whether or not the vehicle is dispatched from a taxicab stand or office within any <br /> other municipal corporation, and whether or not the ultimate destination or route <br /> of travel is within the confines of the City;provided,that nothing in this ordinance <br /> shall be construed to apply to taxicabs or for hire vehicles licensed by any other <br /> municipal corporation and transporting passengers from a point within the <br /> licensing municipality to a destination outside thereof, whether or not the ultimate <br /> destination or route traveled is within the City. <br /> L. "Owner" means the registered owner as defined by RCW 46.04.460, as now or <br /> hereafter amended. <br /> M. "Parking hearing examiner"means the judge(s) of the Everett municipal court. <br /> N. "Person" includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, any unincorporated <br /> association, or legal entity. <br /> O. "Rate card" means a card approved by the city clerk for display in each taxicab <br /> which contains the rates of fare established by the city council and special rates <br /> filed with the city clerk as permitted by this ordinance. <br /> P. "Sightseeing vehicle" or "charter bus" means every motor vehicle held for public <br /> hire as a common carrier,used primarily for sightseeing purposes and generally <br /> over a fixed route for a stipulated consideration per trip. <br /> Q. "Special rate" means discounted rates for the elderly and handicapped. <br /> R. "Special service vehicle" means a vehicle equipped to accommodate and which is <br /> used for the transportation of developmentally disabled persons as herein defined: <br /> The term "developmentally disabled" means any person who is physically or <br /> mentally disabled and who is transported by vehicle in a wheelchair. <br /> S. "Taxicab" means every motor vehicle held for public hire as a common carrier, <br /> usually for transportation of individuals, subject to call by the public generally and <br /> not operating over a fixed route or between fixed termini; and the fare is based on <br /> an amount recorded and indicated on a taximeter, or on a special fare rate or <br /> contracted agreement as permitted by this ordinance. <br /> T. "Taxicab stand" means a designated area which is to be used exclusively by <br /> taxicabs which are licensed as provided in this ordinance. <br /> U. "Taximeter" means any instrument or device which records and indicates a fare, <br /> rate or charge calculated according to distance traveled, and may also record and <br /> 3 <br />