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San Dimas introduces shopping-cart ordinance to curb abandoned carts; businesses must file retrieval plans
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 1317 (Chapter 8.15) to reduce abandoned shopping carts, require businesses with more than 10 carts to submit retrieval plans within 90 days, and authorize prioritized enforcement; council voted to introduce the ordinance on first reading, 5-0.
The San Dimas City Council on March 25 introduced Ordinance 1317, a proposed new Chapter 8.15 of the municipal code intended to reduce abandoned shopping carts in public spaces.
Staff said the ordinance aims to reduce staff and contractor workload from abandoned carts, give the city more local control, and place primary responsibility on businesses to manage and retrieve carts. Staff reported the city currently collects an estimated 12–24…
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