PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinances on final reading by the City Council of the City of Meadville. Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at a Regular meeting, bills proposing the adoption of the following proposed ordinances were introduced to and considered by City Council of the City of Meadville on first and second reading. Notice is further given that the City Council of the City of Meadville intends to consider the said proposed ordinances on third and final reading at its Regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the Meadville City Building, 894 Diamond Park, Meadville, Pennsylvania. The proposed ordinances may be finally passed at that time. BILL NO. 3 OF 2014 CITY OF MEADVILLE CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO REGULATE THE LABELING, USAGE AND CONTAINMENT OF SHOPPING CARTS, AND TO DEFINE A RETRIEVAL PROCESS AND PENALTIES FOR ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS WHICH CREATE A PUBLIC NUISANCE IN THE CITY OF MEADVILLE. Whereas, the City of Meadville finds that abandoned shopping carts in the City of Meadville are a potential safety hazard and create a public nuisance; Whereas, the City of Meadville seeks to regulate the removal of shopping carts from business premises without authorization from the cart owner; Whereas, the City of Meadville intends that the owners of shopping carts shall be held responsible for the containment of their shopping carts on their business premises and for the authorized temporary removal of their Shopping Carts from their business premises; Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Meadville and it is hereby Ordained and Enacted by and with the authority thereof as follows: Section 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance only: A. Business Premises means the interior of a Cart Owners commercial establishment, adjacent walkways, loading areas, and the parking area. B. Cart Owner means the owner or operator of a commercial establishment which owns or provides Shopping Carts for customer use to transport goods. C. Parking Area means a parking lot or other property provided by a Cart Owner for use by a customer for parking a vehicle. D. Shopping Cart means a framed basket that is mounted on wheels or any similar device which is provided by a commercial establishment for customer use to transport goods. Section 2. Shopping Cart Identification. Cart Owners shall permanently affix and continuously maintain an easily visible sign, label, or imprinted logo onto each Shopping Cart identifying the commercial establishment as the Cart Owner. Section 3. Shopping Cart Removal Warning. Every Cart Owner shall post a notice on their Business premises in public view which shall contain a statement to the effect that unauthorized removal of a Shopping Cart from the Business Premises, or possession of a Shopping Cart in a location outside of the Business Premises without authorization is a violation of City Ordinance and shall be punishable by a fine of up to $300 and 90 days in jail. Section 4. Shopping Cart Removal Authorization. A. Cart Owners may, at their discretion, provide written authorization to customers to remove Shopping Carts from the Business Premises. B. Such carts permitted to be removed from the Business Premises shall be stamped or imprinted with a serial number that shall be recorded with the name of the customer who is authorized to remove the Shopping Cart from the Business Premises, and such carts shall be affixed with an easily visible colored triangle-shaped sign or label (in addition to the general label or logo required by Section 2). C. Customers who have received written authorization to remove Shopping Carts from Business Premises must properly store the Shopping Carts out of the view of their neighbors and the general public. Section 5. Violation; Penalties. A. Shopping Carts that are discovered by City personnel off of the Business Premises of a commercial establishment that do not contain proper cart identification as described in Section 2 of this Ordinance may be disposed of by the City of Meadville without notice to that commercial establishment. B. Any individual who removes a Shopping Cart from the Business Premises of a commercial establishment without authorization, or is seen in possession of a Shopping Cart in a location outside of the Business Premises without authorization shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject to a fine of $50 to $300 for each offense, and/or up to 90 days in jail. C. Any individual with written authorization to remove a Shopping Cart from the Business Premises who does not properly store the Shopping Cart as set forth in Section 4(C) shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be subject to a fine of $50to $300 for each offense, and/or up to 90 days in jail. Section 6. Cart Impounding. A. Any instance in which a Shopping Cart owned or provided by a Cart Owner is found off of the Business Premises, and the Cart Owner does not retrieve the Shopping Cart within 72 hours of having received notice from City personnel, shall be considered a violation by the Cart Owner of this Ordinance. For purposes of this subsection, notice shall be deemed proper by telephone, email, or in writing. B. A Shopping Cart that is not retrieved within 72 hours of the Cart Owner having received notice from City personnel shall be retrieved by City personnel and placed in storage. Cart Owners shall be notified via first-class mail that they have 10 days from the date of receipt of notice to retrieve the cart and pay a redemption fee as specified in the Citys fee schedule, based on the time and difficulty incurred by City personnel in the retrieval of the Cart. For the purposes of this subsection, City personnel may additionally contact Cart Owners via electronic mail to speed collection of the Cart by the Cart Owner. C. Shopping Carts that are not retrieved after 10 days notice to the Cart Owner may be disposed of by the City of Meadville. Repealer: All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Effective Date. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 AM, prevailing time, on the 21st day after the date of final passage and enactment. Introduced This 16th day of April, A.D., 2014 Second Reading This 16th day of April, A.D., 2014 BILL NO. 4 OF 2014 CITY OF MEADVILLE CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEADVILLE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO VACATE AN UNOPENED PORTION OF FINNEY AVENUE, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MEADVILLE AND AUTHORIZING CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTION TO IMPLEMENT ACTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDINANCE. Whereas, Finney Avenue was laid out in a prior subdivision plan, but a portion has remained unimproved and unopened between Hickory Street and the current improved section of Finney Avenue that connects with Ellis Avenue in the City of Meadville, as shown on the attached Exhibit A; and Whereas, by letter and petition of the majority of owners of the adjacent properties abutting all sides of the subject portion of Finney Avenue, the City was requested to close or vacate a portion of Finney Avenue from its improved section that connects with Ellis Avenue to the western end of its section not previously vacated; and Whereas, the purpose of the proposed street vacation is to extinguish any and all rights that the City and public may have in and to the use of the subject portion of Finney Avenue; and Whereas, vacation of the subject portion of Finney Avenue should result in no inconvenience to the public or injury to any affected property owners; Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Meadville and it is hereby Ordained and Enacted by and with the authority thereof as follows: Section 1. Portion of Finney Avenue Vacated. A portion of the street known and referred to as Finney Avenue located in the Second Ward of the City of Meadville and described below is hereby vacated as a City and public street and any and all rights that the City and any member of the public may have in said street are hereby vacated and extinguished. Section 2. Description of the Portion of Finney Avenue Hereby Vacated. The portion hereby vacated begins at a point approximately 130 feet west of Ellis Avenue, and continues westward roughly 290 feet west of Ellis Avenue, a distance of approximately 160 feet, more or less, and for its full laid out width of 40 feet, as shown more particularly on the portion of the City map attached hereto as Exhibit A which is incorporated herein by reference. Section 3. Official Action Authorized. The appropriate officials of the City of Meadville are hereby authorized and directed to take all action as may be required by law to effectuate the vacation of the above-referenced portion of Finney Avenue as provided for in this Ordinance. Section 4. Severability. Should any section, part or provision of this Ordinance be declared by appropriate authority to be unlawful or unconstitutional, all other terms, conditions, provisions and parts hereof, and of any Code of which this Ordinance may be or may be considered to be part, shall continue in full force and effect as if the provision declared to be unlawful or unconstitutional had been omitted as of the date of final enactment hereof. Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances and part of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 6. Effective Date. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., prevailing time, on the 21st day following the date of passage and enactment. Introduced This16th day of April, A.D., 2014 Second Reading This 16th day of April, A.D., 2014 (Exhibit A is available at the Meadville City Building and The Meadville Tribune for review) CITY OF MEADVILLE John Christopher Soff Mayor Attest: Andrew J. Walker City Clerk 04/28/14
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