Title
An Ordinance to Create Section 6.017 of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code
Relating to Abandoned Shopping Carts.
Body
The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 6.017 of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby created to read:
6.017 ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS.
(1) Purpose.
The Common Council finds that abandoned shopping carts in the city create potential hazard to aesthetics and the safety of the public, interfere with pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and create a public nuisance. The accumulation of abandoned carts, sometimes wrecked and/or dismantled, on public and private property tends to create conditions that reduce property values, promote blight and deterioration and result in a public nuisance.
(2) Definitions.
(a) "Abandoned Cart" means any cart that has been removed, without the written consent of the owner, from the owner's business premises or parking area of the retail establishment of which the cart owner's business premises are located. The owner's business premises may include a multi-store shopping center with shared areas of parking and public access.
(b) "Cart" means a basket which is mounted on wheels or a similar device generally used in a retail or commercial establishment by a customer for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind.
(3) Unlawful Possession and Abandonment of Carts.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a shopping cart from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession of any shopping cart that has been removed from the premises or the parking area of a retail establishment, with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the owner or retailer of possession of the cart.
(c) This section does not apply to carts that...
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