For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Abandoned cart" means any cart that has been removed, without the written consent of the owner, from the owner's business premises or parking area of the retail establishment of which the cart owner's business is located, and is located on either public or private property.
(b) “Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan" means a document submitted by the owner/retailer that provides a plan for how owner/retailer will prevent carts from becoming abandoned and, if accepted by the Director, an implied promise by the owner/retailer to comply with the plan.
(c) "Business premises" means the entirety of a commercial or industrial site upon which an establishment conducts business, including, but not limited to, the entire parking area of a multi-store complex or shopping center, and any adjacent walkways, where carts are provided for customer use.
(d) "Cart" means a basket which is mounted on wheels or a similar device generally used in a retail, laundry, dry cleaning or other establishment by a customer or an attendant for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind.
(e) "Director" means the Director or Manager of the city's Code Enforcement Department, or his/her designee.
(f) "Owner/Retailer" means a person or business owning or using carts in connection with its business.
(g) "Physical containment system'" means a device on a cart that prevents it from being removed from the business premises by locking the wheels or otherwise preventing the movement of the cart off the business premises. (Ord. 938 § 2 (part), 2016)