§ 15-22. Impounding of lost, stolen or abandoned carts

(a) Identified carts. The city, or a contractor, may remove and impound any identified cart determined to be lost, stolen or abandoned from any public or private property.

(1) The cart shall be marked with a tag indicating the date and location of its discovery and shall be stored for thirty (30) calendar days at a location selected by the city that is reasonably convenient to the cart's owner and is open at least six (6) hours of each business day.

(2) The owner of an identified cart or his representative shall be given actual notice within twenty-four (24) hours following the impound of the cart of the location where the cart may be claimed.

(b) Unidentified carts. The city, or a contractor, may remove and impound any unidentified cart determined to be lost, stolen or abandoned from any public or private property.

(1) The unidentified cart shall be marked with a tag indicating the date and location of its discovery and shall be stored for thirty (30) calendar days at a location selected by the city that is reasonably convenient to the cart's owner and is open at least (6) hours of each business day.

(2) If there is any reasonably credible evidence on the cart of the name and address of its owner, the owner shall be given actual notice within five (5) business days following the impound of the cart of the location where the cart may be claimed.

(Ord. No. 09-8, § 1, 7-21-09 )