[Added 7-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3302]
A.
It shall
be unlawful to locate, place, leave, or otherwise abandon shopping
carts in or upon any of the streets, parking lots, gutters, curbs,
sidewalks or on any property owned by the Village of Ridgewood or
any private property without the permission of the owner. Any such
shopping carts shall be removed to the Village Recycling Center. The
apparent owner of the cart will be notified in writing by the Village
of any shopping cart(s) that have been so removed and relocated to
the recycling center. The apparent owner will have a period of five
days from the date of the notice to make claim and/or otherwise recover
the shopping cart. Failure to respond within the specified time frame
will be interpreted as a release of ownership.
B.
A fee
of $25 will be charged to the apparent owner for each separate shopping
cart retained or captured by the Village of Ridgewood. Pursuant to
the terms of this section, payment of the fee must be made to the
Department of Finance, and a receipt for the payment of same must
be presented at the Recycling Center for release.
C.
Each
shopping cart that is located, placed, left or abandoned in violation
of this section shall be considered a separate violation. The person
responsible for the locating, placement, leaving or abandoning of
the shopping cart shall be punishable by a minimum fine of $50.
[Amended 9-9-2020 by Ord. No. 3809]
The enforcement of the provisions of this article shall be the
responsibility of the Director of Buildings and Inspections, the Code
Enforcement Officer, any duly sworn member of the Village of Ridgewood
Police Department, and/or any other authorized Village employee, as
designated by the Village Manager.
