For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED SHOPPING CART. Any cart taken from a business site, without the written consent of its owner, to either public or private property.
ABANDONED CART PREVENTION PLAN. A document submitted by the responsible business owner pursuant to § 9.77.110 of this chapter.
AGENT. The person or persons designated in the owner's abandoned cart prevention plan as authorized to perform or provide retrieval services on behalf of the owner of the business. The AGENT may be the owner if so designated in the approved abandoned cart prevention plan.
CART. A basket mounted on wheels or a similar device, intended for the use of customers in a retail or commercial business establishment to transport goods of any kind within the confines of the business establishment, including the parking lot.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee.
OWNER. Any person or entity who, in connection with the conduct of a business, possesses, leases or makes carts available to customers or the public to transport merchandise on the business premises. For purposes of this chapter, OWNER shall also include the owner's designated agent.
PHYSICAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM. Disabling devices on all shopping carts, which prevent them from being removed from the business premises by locking wheels or otherwise preventing the movement of shopping carts off the business premises or from the business entrance/exit.
PREMISES. The entire area owned, occupied and/or utilized by the owner, who provides carts for use by customers or other persons, including any parking lot or other property provided by or on behalf of the owner for customer parking or use.
(Ord. 4501, passed 9-10-07; Am. Ord. 4744, passed 12-10-18)