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Pu _ i c assen., er v,,,,_,,.,,,_,_ _g_ ,,_ehi cl a cvm,pany. Any business which operates one or more public passenger vehicles, regardless of who owns the vehicles operated. Taxicab, A motorized vehicle that is operated for hire by the public passenger vehicle campany, other than an airport shuttle and 1 imousine. Taxi meter. A mechanical or electronic device which calcu- lates and displays a fare. Section Z. Sections 3.519 and 3.880 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are re- pealed, and Section 3.875 of that Code is renumbered 3.345 and amended to provide: Public Passen er vehicle Services 3.345 Public Passen er vehicle Services - License and or Permit Re aired. etl} No person or business may operate a public passenger vehicle company without a pub1~c passenger vehicle company license; however, an un- licensed public passenger vehicle operating outside the jurisdictional limits of Eugene and Springfield may deliver a fare from outside those limits to a location within the limits, and if the vehicle waits for the person, re- trieve the person for the return trip back outside the jurisdictional limits. No unlicensed public passenger vehicle company may solicit or accept any passenger w~th~n the city l~m~ts except as provided in this subsection. No public passenger vehicle may operate at the Eugene Airport unless authorized by the Airport to do so. . ~~} No public passenger vehicle company may use in its operation a motorized vehicle which lacks a public passenger vehicle permit. ~3} No person may drive a matori zed pub1 i c passenger vehicle, and no public passenger vehicle company may hire a person as a dri ver, either as an employee or an independent contractor, unless that person possesses a va1~d public passenger vehicle driver certification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person who has applied for such a certi f i cati on may drive a taxicab if the person has obtained from the city a temporary certification; such certification sha11 not be valid for more than 3o days, or anti l the city grants,or denies the person's application for a public passenger vehicle dry ver cert ~ f ~ cats on, wh ~ chever ~ s sooner. ~4} ,No public passenger vehicle campany may locate any part of its operation ~n a res~dent~al zone unless expressly authorized by the city manager or designee pursuant to this code ar the Springfield Code. ~5} Ai 1 public passenger vehicle companies shal 1 provide the city manager ar designee with written notice of the rate to be charged passengers, including discounts, if any, to be provided. No public passenger vehicle company shall change its rate without first providing the city manager or designee with a minimum of 30 days advance written notice of the new rate. No public passenger vehicle company shall charge any rate except that rate on file with the city. Upon request, the city manager may exempt, by adminis- trative order, a public passenger vehicle company from the provisions of this Ordinance - 3