As a valued member of our community, we would like to inform you of a new City of Glendale ordinance regarding shopping carts. The ordinance, adopted by the City Council on February 28, 2023, aims to address the issue of abandoned shopping carts in the city and requires businesses to take specific measures to prevent the removal of shopping carts from their premises. This new ordinance applies to all Glendale businesses that provide shopping carts for customer use.

One of the major requirements of the new ordinance is the installation of restrictive devices on shopping carts. The ordinance states that all new businesses opening on or after April 1, 2023, that provide shopping carts to their customers must have restrictive devices on their shopping carts.

Existing businesses, businesses open before April 1, 2023, that provide shopping carts to the public must install a restrictive device on their shopping carts and file a certification with Development Services stating their carts are equipped with these devices by October 1, 2023. Alternatively to installing restrictive devices, businesses may choose to contract with a shopping cart retrieval service. If a business chooses to use a shopping cart retrieval service, they must provide a copy of the contract to the city.

In addition, the following components must be included in the public notice and identification requirements that apply when a business owner contracts with a shopping cart retrieval service:

• Each shopping cart must contain business information such as the business name, address, and phone number. As well as the business name and number of the cart retrieval business.

• Posted public notices in English and Spanish notifying customers that the removal of shopping carts is a violation of State and City of Glendale law.

This ordinance has been put in place by the City of Glendale to protect the community at large and prevent shopping carts from becoming an eyesore or a safety risk. We encourage businesses to take the necessary actions to abide by this new ordinance as soon as possible.

For more information,  contact Code Compliance at (623) 930-3610.