§ 39-20. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.

Abandoned shopping cart means any unattended shopping cart found on public property or a public right-of-way.

Director means the director of parks and building maintenance or his designee.

Owner means any person or entity within a business establishment of more than three thousand (3,000) square feet of retail floor space who owns or provides shopping carts for customer use. Owner includes, but is not limited to, the store owner, manager, on-site manager, on-duty manager, or other designated agent of a business establishment.

Premises means the entire area owned or otherwise utilized by the business establishment that provides shopping carts for use by its customers, including any parking area and pedestrian access-way between a street or roadway defined by the adjacent curb line, and the establishment. For a business establishment that is part of a shopping center or shopping complex, "premises" shall include all business establishments in the shopping area center or complex and all areas used by the customers of those businesses in common, including all parking areas, and right-of-way areas designated for use by the customers of the shopping center or complex.

Shopping cart means a basket, which is mounted on wheels or a similar device, generally used in a retail establishment by a customer to transport goods of any kind.

(Ord. No. 2009-9097, § 2, 7-23-09)