The following definitions apply to the interpretation of this
chapter.
City Employee.
Any full- or part-time employee of the City or an independent
contractor retained by the City for the purpose of implementing this
chapter.
Essential Personal Property.
Any and all personal property cumulatively not more than
four cubic feet in volume or an amount of property capable of being
carried within a large capacity backpack, whichever is greater.
Excess Personal Property.
Any and all personal property that cumulatively exceeds the
amount of property defined as essential personal property.
Personal Property.
Has the meaning as defined in Section
1.04.110 of this Code. However, for purposes of this Chapter, personal property does not include:
1.
Operational personal transportation or mobility devices, such
as bicycles, walkers, wheelchairs, strollers, scooters, and trailers
attached to an operational bicycle;
Public Area.
Property that is owned, managed, or maintained by the City,
including, but not be limited to, any public street, sidewalk, plaza,
parking lot, park, beach, building, or structure.
Store, Stored, Storing, or Storage.
To put aside or accumulate for use or to put for safekeeping, or to place or leave for more than four hours. Placement of personal property for collection and disposal by a franchise waste hauler in accordance with Chapter
7.16 of this Code is not considered storing or storage as used in this chapter. Authorized placement of personal property in accordance with posted rules and regulations for use of public areas is not considered storing or storage as used in this chapter. Moving personal property to another location in the same or adjacent public area within any 24 hour period, or returning personal property to the same block on a daily or regular basis, shall be considered storing and shall not be considered to be removing the personal property from a public area.
Storage Facility.
Any facility, whether operated by a public, non-profit, or
private provider, that allows and has capacity for voluntary storage,
free of charge, of essential personal property.
Unattended.
Personal property is unattended when there is no person present
who asserts or claims ownership over the personal property. Indicia
of unattended personal property includes, but is not limited to, the
act of leaving the personal property in a public area so that it may
be appropriated by the next comer. Conversely, property is considered
"attended" if a person is present with the personal property and the
person claims ownership over the personal property.
(Ord. 6113, 2023)
The owner of impounded personal property may repossess the personal
property prior to its disposal upon submitting satisfactory proof
of ownership. A person may establish satisfactory proof of ownership
by, among other methods, describing the location from and date when
the personal property was impounded from a public area, and providing
a reasonably specific and detailed description of the personal property.
Valid, government-issued identification is not required to claim impounded
personal property.
(Ord. 6113, 2023)