In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Airport terminal zone means those parts of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport that are within 500 feet of any air terminal.

Alternative fuel means the energy source, other than gasoline or diesel, used to power a motor vehicle, as prescribed in airport rules and regulations.

Authorized provider means a person authorized by the Aviation Director under permit or contract to engage in commercial ground transportation.

Authorized signer means a designated representative of an authorized provider, who is authorized to act on behalf of the provider, including requesting or certifying identification media for a driver, and including accepting service of a notice of violation and civil citation.

Automated vehicle identification (AVI) means radio frequency identification used to track a ground transportation motor vehicle while on an airport.

Automated vehicle identification tag (AVI tag) means a radio frequency identification transponder placed on a ground transportation motor vehicle for the purpose of tracking ground transportation operations on an airport.

Bus means a motor vehicle designed for carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

Commercial ground transportation means the use of a ground transportation motor vehicle for commercial activity.

Commercial ground transportation permit or permit means written permission issued by the Aviation Director to authorize a person to engage in commercial ground transportation.

Commercial ground transportation provider or provider means a person that engages in commercial ground transportation. For purposes of this article, any person engaging in commercial pick-ups and drop-offs at the airport or commercial pick-ups only is deemed to be a commercial ground transportation provider. Any person who engages in commercial drop-offs only at the airport is deemed not to be a commercial ground transportation provider.

Courtesy vehicle means a motor vehicle operated by an authorized provider for the purpose of picking up or dropping off a passenger at an airport and transporting the passenger to an off-airport location, including a hotel, motel or commercial parking lot, where the authorized provider or driver does not directly charge or receive a fee from the passenger for the transportation service.

Designated local point of contact means a representative of an authorized provider, who is authorized to act as an authorized signer in all ways except for signing the permit.

Designated waiting area means an area on an airport designated by the Aviation Director where an authorized provider or driver operating under an authorized provider’s permit or contract may stop, stand, or park a ground transportation motor vehicle.

Digital network or software application means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system that is offered or used by an authorized provider and that enables a potential passenger to arrange a ride with a transportation network driver.

Disabled services vehicle means a van or any other motor vehicle that is designated by the Aviation Director as a disabled services vehicle authorized to operate on an airport in accordance with this article.

Driver means any person who drives or controls a ground transportation motor vehicle.

Geofence means an electronic perimeter, designated by the Aviation Director, of airport property and sub-perimeters within airport property.

Global positioning satellite (GPS) means any global positioning satellite technology, approved by the Aviation Director, used to track a ground transportation motor vehicle while on an airport.

Ground transportation motor vehicle means a motor vehicle used for commercial activity, including a bus, courtesy vehicle, disabled services vehicle, motorcycle, off-airport rental car company vehicle, shared ride van, taxicab, other designated vehicle, prearranged vehicle, transportation network company vehicle, or intercity provider vehicle.

Identification media means a physical identification or digital identification that identifies a driver as required in this article, issued or approved by the Aviation Director.

Include or including means including, but not limited to; and, including, without limitation.

Independent operator parcel means the area in the Rental Car Center that provides shared space for up to five rental car companies, each of whom has a market share of the total Phoenix area rental car market of approximately one percent or less.

Intercity provider means an authorized provider that uses an intercity provider vehicle.

Intercity provider vehicle means a motor vehicle used to transport passengers and baggage from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to cities or towns located farther than a 35-mile radius from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, and that are otherwise outside of the service areas of other authorized providers under contract with the City to operate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Motor vehicle means a device in or on which any person is or may be transported on a public highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

Motorcycle means a motor vehicle that has a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and that is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground.

Notice of violation (NOV) means a violation of this article that resulted in the Aviation Director issuing a notice to the authorized provider.

Off-airport rental car company vehicle means a motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of an off-airport rental car company for the purpose of transporting customers and baggage between the Rental Car Center (RCC) and an off-airport rental car company facility located off the airport, where no direct fee is paid by the person or baggage transporter for the service so rendered.

Other designated vehicle means a motor vehicle of a type not otherwise defined herein that may be designated by the Aviation Director as a ground transportation motor vehicle authorized to operate on an airport in accordance with this article.

Permittee means any person to whom the Aviation Director has issued a commercial ground transportation permit as provided in this article.

Person means an individual, association, company, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, organization, partnership, two or more individuals acting as a unit, and any other entity.

Prearranged provider means an authorized provider that uses a prearranged vehicle.

Prearranged vehicle means a ground transportation motor vehicle used on an airport where the authorized provider has scheduled the pick-up or drop-off of the passenger before the provider entered an airport or while parked in a designated waiting area.

Safety regulations means those parts of Title 49 C.F.R. adopted by the Arizona Department of Transportation—Motor Vehicle Division, as published in the Arizona Administrative Code as R17-5-202, as the same are amended from time to time.

Shared ride means nonexclusive use of a ground transportation motor vehicle by two or more unrelated passengers, to predetermined destinations or destinations agreed upon by the passengers and driver.

Shared ride van service means operation of a fleet of multi-passenger vans, under contract with the City of Phoenix, to conduct shared ride commercial ground transportation.

Taxicab means a motor vehicle authorized under a contract with the City of Phoenix, with a designated seating capacity of less than seven passengers, excluding the driver, having four doors for passenger ingress and egress, furnished for hire on an exclusive basis.

Taxicab meter means a meter device that conforms to the standards established by the City Manager pursuant to Section 36-202, and that otherwise measures the distance driven and/or time upon which the fare is based, and numerically displays in dollars and cents the fare in a manner readily visible to the passengers.

Trade dress means a distinct logo, insignia or emblem attached to, and visible from 50 feet in front of, a ground transportation motor vehicle, as approved by the Aviation Director.

Transportation network company means an entity that has been issued a permit by the State of Arizona, that operates in the State of Arizona, that uses a digital network or software application to connect passenger(s) to transportation network services provided by transportation network company drivers, and that may but is not deemed to own, operate or control a personal motor vehicle of a transportation network driver.

Transportation network company curb share (or TNC curb share) means the minimum percentage of terminal curb linear feet allocated for transportation network companies, compared to the total terminal curb linear feet allocated for all authorized providers.

Transportation network company vehicle means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity not exceeding eight passenger(s), including the driver, that is authorized by a transportation network company, and that is used by a transportation network driver to provide transportation network services.

Transportation network driver means a person who receives connections to potential passenger(s) and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company and who operates a transportation network company vehicle.

Transportation network services means the transportation of a passenger between points chosen by the passenger and arranged with a transportation network driver through the use of a transportation network company’s digital network or software application.

Trip means an authorized provider picking up or dropping off a passenger on an airport.

Trip fee means a fee imposed pursuant to Section 4-78.

Virtual waybill means a digital identification of the authorized provider’s company, the driver’s name, the vehicle make, model, and license plate number, the passenger’s name, and the date and time of the transaction.

Waybill means a physical document identifying a passenger pick-up including the date, time, company, terminal, license plate number, driver, airline, flight number, and passenger name.

Zero-emissions vehicle means a vehicle that emits no exhaust gas from the onboard source of power. (Ord. No. G-4116, § 2, 1998; Ord. No. G-4360, § 3, 2001; Ord. No. G-4735, § 1, 2005; Ord. No. G-4764, § 1, 2005; Ord. No. G-4862, § 1, 2007; Ord. No. G-4878, § 1, 2007; Ord. No. G-5451, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5528, § 2, 2010; Ord. No. G-6164, 2016; Ord. No. G-6650, § 2, 2019)