10-10.9 Prevention Plan Timeline and Approval Process.
A proposed plan for preventing shopping cart removal and/or an evaluation report shall be submitted to the City for approval within sixty (60) days after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section. Any establishments that open after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section will have thirty (30) days from the filing date on their City business license application to submit a shopping cart removal prevention plan to the City for approval.
(Ordinance No. 178-2015, codified herein, was adopted December 10, 2015.)
If a plan is rejected as incomplete or inadequate, or if additional information is needed, the City shall notify the owner in writing. The owner has thirty (30) days to submit the additional information or a complete or adequate plan.
The City may reject or deny a plan on any of the following grounds:
a. The plan fails to include the information required under this section or fails to adequately address the required elements.
b. The plan is insufficient, in the City’s opinion, to prevent removal of carts.
c. Implementation of the plan violates this Section, or State or Federal law.
d. The owner knowingly makes a false statement or omits relevant facts in the plan, or in any amendment or attachment or report.
Upon notice to the owner that the City has approved the prevention plan, the owner has thirty (30) days to implement the prevention plan at their establishment. (Ord. #178-2015)