§ 6.14.020. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words will have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:

"Board" means the board of county commissioners of Clark County, Nevada.

"County" means, unless otherwise indicated, that portion of Clark County outside the unincorporated cities and towns, both within and without the unincorporated cities and towns.

"Debt service" is the amount paid for the current retirement of capital debt and includes the payment of principal and interest.

"Department" means the Clark County department of business license.

"Director" means the director of the Clark County department of business license.

"Fixed guideway" means, as defined in NRS 373.020, a mass transportation facility which uses and occupies a separate right of way or rails exclusively for public transportation, including, without limitation, fixed rail, automated guideway transit and exclusive facilities for buses.

"Gross revenue" means all revenue earned, using generally accepted accounting principles, from all sources of sales or service arising from or attributable to the operation of a monorail or fixed guideway transportation system within the county including, but not limited to:

(A)

Fees or fares for transportation or parking;

(B)

Retail sales of merchandise, food, nonalcoholic beverages, or tobacco products;

(C)

Rents;

(D)

Rents, fees, commissions, or any other consideration, whether paid in cash or exchanged as "trade out" by advertisers, or their agents or brokers;

(E)

Fees paid for access to the monorail by owners of property or operators of business enterprises adjacent to the monorail or fixed guideway, unless the owners or operators are owners of the monorail or fixed guideway and the amounts are provided in exchange for ownership interest;

(F)

Royalties paid for use of copyright or trademarked property; and

(G)

Any other gross revenue earned in the course of any business activity associated with the monorail or fixed guideway, its structure, passenger stations or other facilities.

"Gross revenue" does not include any tax on fuel or retail sales that is collected by the licensee.

"Master business license" means a license that allows the operation of multiple and diverse types of businesses by the owner or operator of a monorail or fixed guideway transportation system, comprised of one or more permanent structures, which ordinarily would require multiple, singular licenses. Liquor, gaming, room rental and all types of business activities which require background investigation for licensure or which for any other reason cannot be operated under a master license must, in accordance with applicable code requirements, be applied for and approved in addition to the above license.

To qualify for a master business license, compliance with all code requirements and any amendments thereto, including but not limited to, this chapter, zoning, building, fire and health must be met.

Businesses operated or owned by persons other than the owner or operator of the monorail or fixed guideway shall be licensed separately as required by applicable sections of this code.

"Monorail" means, as defined in NRS 705.650, a system to transport passengers that is installed and operated on an exclusive fixed guideway. The term:

(A)

Includes associated passenger stations, power propulsion systems, lots for parking motor vehicles, workshops and other land and structures;

(B)

Does not include a system to transport passengers between two end points with no intermediate stops.

"Operator" means a person who operates a monorail or fixed guideway transportation system.

"Owner" means a person who has the financial and technical capability to install and operate a monorail or fixed guideway transportation system and who has applied for a franchise or other agreement to do so.

"Person" means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation whether for profit or not for profit, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, or the estate of a natural person.

(Ord. 2147 § 1 (part), 1998)