DIRECTOR – Shall mean the Community Development Director of the Planning and Economic Development Department of the City of Compton or designee.

OPERATOR – Shall mean a person, entity, association or organization that has been issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section authorizing the placement of an unattended donation box to solicit or collect donations of clothing or other salvageable personal property.

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION – Shall mean an entity, association or organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

PERMIT – Shall mean a permit issued pursuant to this section allowing the placement of an unattended donation box on a specifically designated portion of private property.

PROPERTY OWNER – Shall mean the person, entity, association or organization who owns the real property where the unattended donation box is located.

PUBLIC PROPERTY – Shall mean any property owned, leased, or maintained by any Federal, State or local government.

PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY – Shall mean any area used or intended for use by the public for pedestrian or vehicular travel within the City, including but not limited to public streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, median strips, parkways, plazas, or alleys.

SALVAGEABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY – Has the same meaning as in subdivision (b) of Section 148 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

UNATTENDED DONATION BOX – Shall mean any unattended container, box, receptacle, or similar device that is located on any real property within the City used for soliciting and collecting donations of clothing or other salvageable personal property. This term does not include recycle bins or collection boxes for the collection of California Redemption Value (CRV) recyclable materials.