A. Upon the discovery of a shopping cart on public property, the city or its authorized contractor may take possession of and store the shopping cart.
B. Upon the discovery of a shopping cart on private property outside of the shopping center, the city or its authorized contractor may take possession of and store the shopping cart if:
1. The shopping cart is found on private property in an area that is open to the public;
2. The shopping cart is on residential property:
a. That does not include the home or the curtilage of the home; and
b. Where there is no expectation of privacy; or
3. The owner of the property gives consent to removal of the shopping cart.
C. Whenever the city takes possession of a shopping cart bearing identification of ownership and the shopping cart owner has not waived the right to be notified subject to subsection 12-5-2F, the city shall mail a notice to the shopping cart owner advising the owner that the removed shopping cart can be retrieved upon the payment of a storage and handling fee of two dollars ($2.00) per day. If a shopping cart owner maintains multiple retail locations, the notice required herein is adequate if mailed to the address of any retail location within the city. If no retail locations of a shopping cart owner are located within the city, the notice is sufficient if addressed to any nearby retail location of the shopping cart owner within Weber County, or an adjacent county.
D. The city may dispose of unclaimed shopping carts after thirty (30) days from the date of the notice described in subsection C.
E. If a shopping cart lacks sufficient marks or signage to enable the city to identify the shopping cart owner, no notice shall be required before city disposal of the shopping cart.
F. A shopping cart owner may provide the city with a written statement waiving the right to be notified when the shopping cart owner's carts are found outside its shopping center. If a shopping cart owner has waived the right to be notified, the city may dispose of that owner's shopping carts at any time.
(Ord. 2023-5, 1-3-2023)