BURBANK COUNCIL CLOSE TO ENACTING LAW TO CORRAL LOOSE CARTS.Byline: EUGENE TONG tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer BURBANK -- The City Council is close to enacting an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been designed to corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most loose shopping carts and keep them off the streets. The panel voted unanimously Tuesday to introduce the ordinance, which allows local businesses a maximum of five carts off their premises for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock . It will be adopted with a second reading Tuesday and enforced after six months. "It sends a strong signal to business owners operating with shopping carts that they would best serve themselves by preparing plans in how they would contain their carts," Mayor Todd Campbell said after the hearing. The ordinance -- based on a similar law already enacted in Glendale -- lets businesses decide how to control their carts. Violators will be cited for a misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. . The council also will review the five-cart limit and consider revisions 12 months after the ordinance takes effect. A few store owners and a California Grocer Association representative opposed the ordinance, but most of the public was in support. "We didn't find much resistance that night," Campbell said. "A lot of businesses are conscientious con·sci·en·tious adj. 1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. 2. of their community. This sends them a message, but at the same time, they get it." A city survey tallied more than 6,725 shopping carts within city limits, of which up to 10percent are abandoned at any given time. But a 1997 state law made it difficult for municipalities to impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. loose carts. City crews can't remove a cart unless it remains at the same location for 72 hours, nor can they levy impound fees if an owner picks up the cart within three days. The ordinance sidestepped these restrictions by holding businesses responsible. Since Glendale's law took effect in January, officials have noted 94percent compliance by businesses. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3304 |
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