March 23, 2001

 

Dear Business Owner:

 

On February 6, 2001, the San Jose City Council adopted the San Jose Abandoned Cart Ordinance to reduce the number of carts abandoned on city streets, sidewalks and parks. The ordinance is effective as of March 23, 2001.

 

All businesses that may provide cart service for their customers use are included in this mailing. If you have received this and either have no carts or less then twenty-five, you are not subject to the ordinance and no further action is required.

 

If you are a business with twenty six or more carts, you will need to complete and submit an Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan and pay a fee based on the number of carts provided at the site. The fee for businesses with 26-100 carts is $ 200.00. The fee for businesses with more then 100 carts is $200.00.

 

The completed plan and appropriate fee, payable to the City of San Jose, must be returned by mail to the Abandoned Cart Program, 170 W San Carlos Street, 4th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113 within 30 days from the date of the letter.

 

To assist you in developing your plan, we have enclosed the following information:

 

·         A list of frequently asked questions and answers about the ordinance

·         A blank Abandoned Cart Prevention Plan form

·         A guidance document to assist in completing the Prevention Plan

·         Examples of cart signage and store flyers

 

For further assistance, the City of San Jose, in partnership with the Northern California and California Grocers Associations will be conducting five seminars on how to complete a prevention plan. The seminars will also provide the opportunity to discuss questions directly with city staff and learn about what has worked from industry representatives. You will find the list of these seminars on the Frequently Asked Questions form.

 

All prevention plan provisions are required to be implemented no later then June 27, 2001. Businesses that do not to return or implement an Abandoned Cart Prevention plan will be subject to enforcement.

 

It is our goal for all businesses subject to this ordinance to have the information they need to be successful. For additional information and to download a copy of the abandoned cart ordinance, please visit the Code Enforcement Division Web site at http://www.sanjoseca.gov/codeEnforcement/

 

                                                                                    Jamie L. Matthews, Administrator

Code Enforcement Division

 

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