The following definitions apply to this chapter:
means any retail establishment located within or doing business within the geographical limits of the City of West Hollywood, including vendors at city-sponsored events, city-owned facilities, and events held on city property, but excluding certified farmers' markets and dry cleaners.
means any person purchasing goods from a store.
means any person or establishment in the City of West Hollywood, that provides prepared food for public consumption on or off its premises and includes, without limitation, any store, shop, sales outlet, restaurant, grocery store, delicatessen, or catering truck or vehicle.
means any retail establishment that sells groceries, fresh, packaged, canned, dry, prepared or frozen food or beverage products and similar items, and includes, without limitation, supermarkets, and convenience stores, including convenience stores at gasoline stations.
means the person in control of, or having the responsibility for, the operation of a store, which may include, but is not limited to, the owner of the store.
means any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other organization or group however organized.
means a material that would otherwise be destined for solid waste disposal, having completed its intended end use and product life cycle. "Postconsumer recycled material" does not include materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing and fabrication process.
means any bag without handles used exclusively to carry produce, meats, or other food items to the point of sale inside a store or to prevent such food items from coming into direct contact with other purchased items.
means material that can be sorted, cleansed, and reconstituted using available recycling collection programs for the purpose of using the altered form in the manufacture of a new product. "Recycling" does not include burning, incinerating, converting, or otherwise thermally destroying solid waste.
means a paper bag that meets all of the following requirements: (1) contains no old growth fiber; (2) is one hundred percent recyclable overall and contains a minimum of forty percent postconsumer recycled material; (3) is capable of composting, consistent with the timeline and specifications of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard 06400; (4) is accepted for recycling in curbside programs in the city; (5) has printed on the bag the name of the manufacturer, the location (country) where the bag was manufactured, and the percentage of postconsumer recycled material used; and (6) displays the word "Recyclable" in a highly visible manner on the outside of the bag.
means any commercial retail facility that sells goods or provides merchandise directly to the ultimate consumer, including, but not limited to, grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores, mini-marts, clothing stores, newsstands, retail stores and vendors selling goods or merchandise from a kiosk (as that term is used in Title 19).
means a bag with handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and meets all of the following requirements: (1) has a minimum lifetime of one hundred twenty-five uses, which, for purposes of this definition, means the capability of carrying a minimum of twenty-two pounds one hundred twenty-five times over a distance of at least one hundred seventy-five feet; (2) has a minimum volume of fifteen liters; (3) is washable; (4) does not contain lead, cadmium, or any other heavy metal in toxic amounts; (5) has printed on the bag, or on a tag that is permanently affixed to the bag, the name of the manufacturer, the location (country) where the bag was manufactured, a statement that the bag does not contain lead, cadmium, or any other heavy metal in toxic amounts, and the percentage of postconsumer recycled material used, if any; and (6) if made of plastic, is a minimum of at least 2.25 mils thick.
means any bag made predominantly of plastic derived from either petroleum or biologically-based source, such as corn or other plant sources, which is provided to a customer at the point of sale. "Plastic carryout bag" includes compostable and biodegradable bags but does not include reusable bags, produce bags, or product bags.
(Ord. 12-898 § 2, 2012)