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1 <br />12 6.18.020 Public nuisance -- Declaration. <br />3 The city council finds and determines that the unauthorized use, accumulation, <br />and storage of abandoned shopping carts and laundry carts on any parcel of land within the city <br />4 constitutes a public nuisance as it is injurious to the public health, safety, and welfare by having <br />5 a tendency to degrade the appearance of the community and thereby decrease property values, <br />6 and it obstructs free access to public and private sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and other ways. <br />6.18.030 Construction. <br />7 <br />8 For the purpose of this chapter, words and phrases not expressly defined in <br />Section 6.18.040 shall be given their customary and usual meanings and shall be interpreted and <br />9 construed accordingly. <br />10 6.18.040 Definitions -- Generally. <br />11 Whenever the following terms are used in this chapter, they shall mean the <br />12 following: <br />13 A. "Abandoned cart" means a shopping cart or laundry cart located outside the <br />14 premises or parking facility of the business establishment which furnishes such cart for use. <br />15 B. "Cart" means a shopping cart or laundry cart as defined in this section. <br />16 C. "Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City or his or her <br />17 designee. <br />18 D. "Laundry cart" means a plastic or metal basket or container mounted on wheels <br />or a similar device, including parts thereof, intended for transporting clothing or other fabrics <br />19 and cleaning supplies within a laundry or cleaning establishment or designated parking facility. <br />20 E. "Owner of the cart" means the owner of the shopping cart or laundry cart, his <br />21 or her agent, or the business establishment which furnishes the cart for use. <br />22 F. "Parking facility means an area intended for the parking of vehicles by <br />23 customers, clients, or patrons of a business establishment. The parking facility of a business <br />establishment located in a multistore complex or shopping center shall include the entire <br />24 parking area used by the complex or center. <br />25 G. "Private property" means any property not owned or maintained by the City. <br />26 <br />27 H. "Public property" means <br />" <br />P P y property owned or maintained by the City. <br />2811 RVPUB\LMI\332317 <br />-2- <br />