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2/28/0O <br /> <br /> ~ection 14.122. Mandatory_ Plan. Every Owner shall prepare and <br /> implement a specific written plan to prevent their respective customers <br /> from removing Shopping Carts from each Owner's Premises and to <br /> retrieve Shopping Carts that have been removed therefrom. Said plan <br /> shall, as a minimum, include the following elements and shall be subject <br /> to the hereinafter specified approvals: <br /> <br /> (a) Notices, <br /> <br /> (i) Notice to Customers. Written notice shall be provided to <br /> customers that removal of Shopping Carts from the <br /> Premises is prohibited and a violation of state and local law. <br /> The notice may be provided in the form of flyers, warnings <br /> on shopping bags, or any other form of written notification <br /> that will provide effective notice to customers of the <br /> prohibition. <br /> <br /> (ii) Si_ons. Signs shall be placed in appropriate places near <br /> customer exits and near parking area exits to warn <br /> customers that Shopping Cart removal is prohibited and <br /> constitutes a violation of State and local law. <br /> <br /> (b) Preventive Measures. Specific physical measures shall be <br /> implemented to prevent the removal of Shopping Carts from the <br /> Owner's Premises. These measures may include, but are not <br /> limited to, devices on Shopping Carts that automatically disable <br /> them if they are removed from the Premises, employment of <br /> personnel to advise and deter customers from removing Shopping <br /> Carts, installation of obstacles to prevent the removal of Shopping <br /> Carts, collection of security deposits for use of Shopping Carts, <br /> prevision for rental or sale of Shopping Carts to customers and <br /> similar or like measures. <br /> <br /> (c) Retrieval Measures. Specific measures shall be implemented to <br /> retrieve Shopping Carts that are removed from the Owner's <br /> Premises. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, <br /> employment of personnel or contractors to retrieve Shopping Carts. <br /> <br /> (d) Evaluation Report. Annually by July 1st of each year, each <br /> Owner shall submit a written report to the Director evaluating the <br /> effectiveness of the measures which were used by the Owner <br /> during the prior year to prevent the removal of Shopping Carts from <br /> the Owner's Premises and to retrieve Shopping Carts. The report <br /> shall include, but not be limited to, the inventory of Shopping Carts <br /> owned or used by the Owner, the number of Shopping Carts which <br /> were retrieved after removal from the Owner's Premises, and the <br /> <br />Ord-098 4 <br />F:Shared/Redwood/Cou ncil 2186 <br />DES:rg <br />07/26/99R; 11/22/99R, 02/01/00R <br /> <br /> <br />