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Homestead council approves first reading of shopping-cart control ordinance with six-month compliance window
Summary
City council approved first reading of an ordinance requiring stores to implement cart-retention programs, set a six-month compliance period for existing businesses and a threshold of more than 10 carts for enforcement; council removed a 5,000-square-foot size test after debate over burden on small businesses.
The Homestead City Council approved on first reading an ordinance to require shopping centers to adopt cart-retention programs and to mark carts with store ownership information, Councilman Roth moved and Councilman Conable seconded.
The ordinance sets out approved retention methods — electronic wheel locks, locking arms or active retrieval by store employees — and directs code inspectors to enforce compliance when carts are found abandoned on city rights-of-way. Assistant City Manager Crystal Oliveira told council the draft originally paired a 5,000-square-foot…
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