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An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona, adopting "Chapter 5.25 Shopping Carts" by reference to amend the Maricopa City Code by adding Chapter 5.25 relating to the regulations of shopping carts and providing for the severability and the effective date thereof. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Code provisions have been created for Tile 5- Business Regulations, Chapter 5.25 Shopping Carts of the Maricopa City Code.
Proposed Fees:
The retail establishment shall pay an annual fee which shall be used to cover the City's costs in administrating this provision and removing any carts under the control of the retail establishment from any place within the City. For any retail establishment under 30,000 square feet the annual fee shall be $250.00 and for any retail establishment over 30,000 square feet the annual fee shall be $500.00.
The City shall recover its costs for impounding a shopping cart in the amount of $25.00 per Shopping Cart.
The owner of a Shopping Cart or retailer who has had more than three (3) occurrences, within a six (6) month period, of Shopping Carts being impounded and failing to retrieve the shopping carts within one (1) business day after receiving notice, shall be charged a civil penalty of Fifty dollars ($50.00) in addition to any applicable impound fees. An occurrence includes all Shopping Carts impounded in accordance with this section in a one-day period.
In accordance with A.R.S. §9-499.15, a 60 day public notice was given.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 21-07.