The following definitions apply to this article:
A. “Apparel Store” means a retail establishment within the City whose principal purpose is to sell ready-made clothing and/or accessories such as bags, headwear, footwear, and jewelry. Apparel Store does not include a Store.
B. “City” means the City of Los Angeles.
C. “Customer” means any Person who purchases food, beverages, goods, merchandise, or services from a Shop, primarily for their direct consumption or use.
D. “Designated Administrative Agency” or “DAA” means the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation.
E. “Farmer’s Market” means a Certified Farmer’s Market as defined in California Code of Regulations (Title III, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 4, Article 6.5, Direct Marketing), Section 1392.2(a), operating at a location in the City, with the approval of the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner, where agricultural products are sold by producers or certified producers directly to consumers. A Certified Farmer’s Market may be operated by one or more certified producers, or a non-profit organization.
F. “Food or Beverage Facility” means a facility located in the City that sells or otherwise provides Prepared Food or Beverages for consumption on or off its premises, and includes, but is not limited to, a shop, sales outlet, restaurant, bar, pub, coffee shop, coffee stand, juice bar, cafeteria, caterer, convenience store, liquor store, delicatessen, mobile food truck, roadside stand, kiosks, carts, or a Vendor or any organization, group, or individual that regularly provides Prepared Food or Beverages as part of its service.
G. “Hardware Store” means a retail establishment within the City whose principal purpose is to sell tools, equipment, supplies, fixtures, parts, components, accessories, and other items used in the building or improvement of a home or office, including landscaping and gardening supplies. A Hardware Store does not include a Store.
H. “Large Shop” means a Shop with more than 26 employees. If the Shop is part of a Statewide or National Vendor, the employee count shall include all employees of that chain.
I. “Open Air Market” means an outdoor marketplace within the City where Vendors sell produce, Prepared Food or Beverage, handmade crafts, or other new or used goods. Open Air Markets include swap meets, as that term is defined in Section 21661 of the California Business and Professions Code.
J. “Operator” means the Person in control of, or having the responsibility for, the operation of a Shop, including, but not limited to, the owner of such establishment.
K. “Paper Single-Use Carryout Bag” has the same definition as that term is provided in Section 195.01(C) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any successor provision.
L. “Person” means a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, or organization; or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, office, or employee of any of them.
M. “Plastic Single-Use Carryout Bag” has the same definition as that term is provided in Section 195.01(E) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any successor provision.
N. “Prepared Food or Beverage” means a food or beverage that is prepared by cooking, chopping, slicing, mixing, freezing, squeezing, brewing, boiling, steeping, pouring, or other processing and that requires no further preparation by the Customer before consumption. Prepared Food or Beverage does not include raw or uncooked whole fruits or vegetables which are not chopped, squeezed, or mixed, or raw or uncooked meat products.
O. “Recyclable Paper Single-Use Carryout Bag” has the same definition as that term is provided in Section 195.01(I) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any successor provision.
P. “Reusable Bag” has the same definition as that term is provided in Section 195.01(J) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any successor provision.
Q. “Shop” means an Apparel Store, Farmer’s Market Vendor, Food or Beverage Facility, Hardware Store, or Open Air Market Vendor.
R. “Statewide or National Vendor” means any Shop that is part of a chain of franchised or corporate-owned facilities located in the City and in more than one other jurisdiction outside of the City.
S. “Store” means a retail establishment located within the City that meets any of the following requirements:
(1) A full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or more that sells a line of dry groceries, canned goods, or nonfood items, and some perishable items.
(2) Has at least 10,000 square feet of retail space that generates sales or use tax pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) and has a pharmacy licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
(3) Is a convenience food store, foodmart, or other entity that is engaged in the retail sale of a limited line of goods, generally including milk, bread, soda, and snack foods, and that holds a Type 20 or Type 21 license issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(4) Is a convenience food store, foodmart, or other entity that is engaged in the retail sale of goods intended to be consumed off the premises, and that holds a Type 20 or Type 21 license issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(5) Is not otherwise subject to paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), if the retail establishment voluntarily agrees to comply with the requirements imposed upon a Store pursuant to Chapter 5.3 of the California Public Resources Code, irrevocably notifies the department of its intent to comply with the requirements imposed upon a Store pursuant to that chapter, and complies with the requirements established pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 42284.
T. “Vendor” has the same definition as that term is provided in Section 42.13 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any successor provision.