A. "Vehicle sharing" means a membership-based service, available to all licensed drivers, who meet the vehicle sharing organization’s eligibility requirements, which offers members access to a network of vehicles, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, at self-service locations and allows members to reserve and use a one-way vehicle share vehicle without a separate written agreement, at rates that are proportional to usage.

B. "One-way vehicle sharing" means a vehicle sharing model that allows members to pick up a vehicle from one location and drop it off at a different location within a defined geographic area, as specified by the qualified vehicle share organization that operates that vehicle.

C. "Vehicle share organization" means an entity that provides shared-use vehicles for its members at geographically distributed locations at hourly, daily and weekly rates (or fractions thereof) with insurance coverage provided by the vehicle share organization. The Public Works Department will maintain the criteria necessary to become a qualified vehicle share organization. The Public Works Department will compile a list of qualified vehicle share organizations entitled to apply for one-way vehicle share permits. The Public Works Director or their designee may make changes to these criteria at any time.

D. "One-way vehicle share vehicle" means a vehicle requiring a driver’s license to operate it, (including, but not limited to, passenger cars, motorized sit scooters, and motorcycles) owned and operated by a qualified vehicle share organization that is clearly and distinctly branded, is constantly tracked through Global Positioning System ("GPS"), and is technologically-enabled to allow members to pick up a vehicle from one location and drop it off at a different location within a defined geographic area, as specified by the vehicle share organization.

E. "Qualified vehicle share organization" is a vehicle share organization that has a fleet of at least twenty one-way vehicles for member use.

F. "One-way vehicle share parking zone" is the area agreed upon by the qualified vehicle share organization permit holder and the Public Works Department, which bounds the geographic area where one-way vehicle share members may legally park one-way vehicle share vehicles within Berkeley. (Ord. 7722-NS § 1 (part), 2020: Ord. 7508-NS § 1 (part), 2016)