TITLE
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona, declaring as a public record that certain document filed with the City Clerk and entitled "Chapter 5.25, Shopping Carts," related to the adoption of rules and regulations relating to shopping carts within the City of Maricopa and amending the Maricopa City Code by adding Chapter 5.25 related thereto. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Code provisions have been created for Title 5 - Business Regulations, Chapter 5.25 Shopping Carts of the Maricopa City Code.
The retail establishment shall pa 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.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Resolution.