§ 22-201. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bus means any vehicle with a designed seating capacity of not less than 23 passengers.

Car rental means any transaction in which a vehicle is made available to a person for any length of time from a fleet of vehicles maintained for such purpose and for which title to such vehicle remains in the rental or leasing company and in which no particular vehicle is reserved for the use of the renter.

Contracted taxi service means prior arrangements for taxi service from a particular taxicab company or driver by or on behalf of a business, firm or other organization for its officers, employees, agents or customers.

Consolidated rental car facility (CONRAC) means the facility to be designed and operated as a single, consolidated facility for the operation of all off-airport rental car companies and on-airport rental car companies at the airport. All customers utilizing the services of a car rental company shall be transported between the central passenger terminal complex and the CONRAC Facility by the use of a common transportation system.

Courier vehicle means any motorized vehicle used to transport small packages, luggage or similar items to and from the airport, provided that such vehicle shall not have an overall length greater than 20 feet and shall be clearly marked in permanent lettering as to the name of the firm holding the permit to operate the vehicle.

Courtesy vehicle means any motorized vehicle used to transport persons to and from the airport without a direct fee being paid by the persons transported for the service so rendered. The overall length of a courtesy vehicle shall not be greater than 20 feet, and each vehicle shall clearly display in permanent lettering the name of the hotel, parking lot, car rental firm or other establishment for which the service is being rendered, except that limousines as defined in this section shall not be required to display permanent lettering.

Cruising means driving around the airport terminal roadways with the apparent purpose of soliciting patrons.

Customer facility charge (CFC) means a charge imposed on each airport car rental transaction, which shall be a fixed uniform amount applied to each car rental transaction day of each customer's car rental contract and shall be added to the amount collected from the customer by every off-airport rental car company and on-airport rental car company.

Driver means any driver for any permit holder as provided in this division. The definition of driver includes taxicab drivers, limousine drivers, sedan drivers and rideshare drivers.

Ground transportation vehicle for-hire company permit means the permit of a person, association, corporation or other organization to engage in the business of operating taxicab services, limousine services, or rideshare services at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Limousine means any motor vehicle that meets the manufacturer's specifications for a luxury limousine with a designed seating capacity for no more than nine passengers with a minimum of five seats located behind the operator of the vehicle and which does not have a door at the rear of the vehicle designed to allow passenger entry or exit. No vehicle shall be permitted to be operated both as a taxicab and a limousine.

Local airport taxicab means a taxicab which is authorized by permit to pick up passengers by prior arrangement at a location designated by the aviation general manager and to carry passengers to local destinations not more than five miles from the airport terminal complex, which destinations are within the corporate limits of College Park, Hapeville, East Point, Forest Park, Riverdale or within Unincorporated South Fulton County and North Clayton County.

Metro area means the area within the counties of Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Cobb.

Minibus means any vehicle with a designed seating capacity of not less than 16 and not more than 22 passengers.

Non-metro area means all areas outside the area of the five counties named in the definition of the term "metro area."

On-airport rental car company means a commercial business entity that is engaged in the rental of passenger motor vehicles to customers at the airport, having rental transaction facilities at the airport, including, but not limited to, rental counters, vehicle storage areas and kiosks and having a concession contract, or lease with the city for the use of facilities on the airport.

Off-airport rental car company means a commercial business entity that is engaged in the rental of passenger motor vehicles to customers at the airport but does not have transaction facilities at the airport and does not have a concession contract or lease with the city for the use of facilities on the Airport.

Prearranged taxi service means prior arrangements for taxi service from a particular taxicab company or driver by or on behalf of an individual.

Rideshare driver means an individual who uses his or her personal passenger car, to provide transportation for passengers arranged through a rideshare service. This includes transportation network company drivers, or individuals who use or permit to be used their personal vehicle to provide transportation network company services. Such drivers need not be employees of a transportation network company.

Rideshare service means any person or entity that uses a digital network or Internet network to connect passengers to ride share drivers for the purpose of prearranged transportation for hire or for donation. This includes transportation network companies, or corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, or other entities that use a digital network or other means to connect customers to transportation network company drivers for the purposes of providing transportation for compensation including, but not limited to, payment, donation, or other item of value. The term shall not include emergency or nonemergency medical transports, and shall not include any corporate sponsored vanpool, which means a rideshare program sponsored by an employer in which the employer pays all or some of the costs associated with the transportation of its employees to a single work reporting location and all the vehicles used in the program have a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds and are designed to carry not more than 15 passengers including the driver; or exempt rideshare which means:

(1)

Government endorsed rideshare programs;

(2)

Rideshare programs in which a rideshare driver seeks reimbursement for, or the rideshare participants pool or otherwise share, rideshare costs such as fuel; or

(3)

The leasing or rental of a vehicle, in the ordinary course of the lessor's or renter's business, for rideshare purposes as part of a government endorsed rideshare program, or for rideshare under a contract requiring compliance with subparagraph (2) of this paragraph provided that such corporate sponsored vanpool or exempt rideshare is not operated for the purpose of generating a profit.

Sedan means any sedan-type vehicle which has a seating capacity of not more than five passengers and the driver and which is classified as a luxury sedan by the IRS for tax and depreciation purposes and which renders service to the public not over fixed route on basis of telephone or written contract.

Shuttle service vehicle means any bus, van or minibus used to transport persons to and from the airport under the provisions of a contract or permit between the company providing the shuttle service and the city.

Taxi starter means the person authorized by the aviation general manager to assist taxi patrons in securing a taxicab in the taxi loading zone at the airport.

Taxicab or taxi means any automobile that transports passengers; uses a taximeter; and is authorized to provide taxicab services pursuant to chapter 162, article II of this Code.

Taxicab company means a person, association, corporation or other organization operating or intending to engage in the business of operating a taxicab or taxi.

Taximeter means an instrument or device attached to a vehicle and designed to measure mechanically or electronically the distance traveled by such vehicle, to record the times the vehicle travels or is in waiting and to indicate the fare to be charged.

Van means any vehicle with a designed seating capacity of not less than seven and not more than 15 passengers.

Vehicle leasing means any transaction in which a vehicle is made available to a person for a period of at least one year under a lease agreement which gives title to such person or to such person's employer for the duration of such lease agreement and in which a particular vehicle is reserved at all times during the term of such lease agreement for the use of the lessee and no others.

(Code 1977, § 12-5021; Ord. No. 1995-38, § 8, 7-11-95; Ord. No. 2004-92, § 1, 12-10-04; Ord. No. 2016-32(16-O-1468) , § 1, 9-28-16; Ord. No. 2017-27(17-O-1221), § 1, 5-15-17 )

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.