Regulations about activation of Yokohama-shi shopping street

In light of the importance of maintaining the vitality of the local economy and playing as the core of the local community, this ordinance sets out the basic philosophy of revitalizing the shopping district, and Yokohama City (hereinafter referred to as “city”) . By clarifying the responsibilities of businesses, shopping associations, affiliates and large stores, and by establishing basic matters of the measures of the city, comprehensively promoting measures related to revitalizing shopping streets, The purpose is to contribute to the development of the local community.

In this Ordinance, the meanings of the terms are as follows.

（１） Shopping Street
Areas where retail, food and beverage, service industries are concentrated

（２） Business operators
Person engaged in retail business, food and beverage business, service business or other business in shopping district in city area

（３） Store association
Shopping district promotion associations stipulated in the Shopping District Promotion Association Act (Act No. 141 of 1962), business cooperatives stipulated in the Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949) Of these, those that are active in the city area

（４） Affiliates
Shopping Street Federation, Chamber of Commerce and other organizations that engage in activities related to the promotion of the local economy

（５） Large-scale stores
Large-scale retail stores prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Large-Scale Retail Store Location Act (Act No. 91 of 1998)

（１） Basic Philosophy
The revitalization of the shopping district will be promoted with the understanding and cooperation of the citizens, recognizing the responsibilities that the city, businesses, shopping associations, related organizations and large stores, cooperate with each other, and with the understanding and cooperation of the citizens.

（２） Responsibilities of the city

• City cooperates with citizens, businesses, shopping associations, affiliates and large stores to comprehensively promote necessary measures for revitalizing the shopping district.
• City supports activity of company, store association and affiliated group positively.
• City plans cooperation with country and Kanagawa Prefecture in promoting measure about activation of shopping district.

（３） Responsibilities of Business Operators

• Businesses shall endeavor to strengthen the management base through their ingenuity and ingenuity, and shall endeavor to mutual understanding and cooperation among businesses in the shopping district where the business operator operates.
• Businesses shall endeavor to join the shopping association in order to revitalize the shopping district.
• When the shopping association carries out business for activation of shopping district and environmental improvement, company shall actively participate or shall endeavor to cooperate.

（４） Responsibilities of the Store Association

• The Shopping Association will make its own initiative while cooperating with various actors, such as citizens, neighboring shopping associations, local action groups, consumer groups, etc., so that the shopping district becomes a place for interaction with the local community. Shall strive for
• The Store Association shall endeavor to improve the convenience of consumers, promote environmental activities, and contribute to the local community through anti-crime program and disaster prevention activities.
• The Store Association shall endeavor to carry out activities that contribute to improving the management of businesses, fostering human resources, increasing the number of members of the Store Association, and other strengthening the foundation of the organization.

（５） Responsibilities of Affiliates

• Affiliated organizations shall endeavor to collect and provide information necessary for revitalizing the shopping district.
• Affiliated organizations shall endeavor to work on businesses related to the revitalization of shopping streets in cooperation with the city and the shopping association.

（６） Responsibilities of Large Stores
Large stores join the local shopping association where the large store is located, and actively participate in businesses related to the revitalization of shopping streets implemented by the city, businesses, shopping associations, etc. for the sustainable development of the local economy. Shall participate or cooperate.

（７） Citizen's cooperation
Citizens deepen their understanding that the shopping district contributes to the development of the area and the improvement of civic life, and actively participate in businesses related to the revitalization of shopping streets implemented by the city, businesses, and shopping associations, etc. Or shall endeavor to cooperate.

（８） Basic Policy of Measures
In development and implementation of measure about activation of mall, city performs based on matter to raise next in accordance with purpose of these regulations.

• Accurately grasp the actual situation of the shopping district.
• We promote measure necessary to support business for activation of shopping district and environment maintenance that shopping associations carry out.
• We will promote measures necessary to support the improvement of the management of the company and the implementation, continuation and succession of the business.
• We will strive to deepen citizens' understanding of the importance of shopping streets by providing information on activities and measures related to the revitalization of shopping streets.
• Through the revitalization of shopping streets, we will strengthen connections in the local community and foster communities.
• We will strive to develop human resources who will be responsible for the next generation and secure and create employment.
• We will strive to improve the convenience of those who use the shopping district and ensure safety and security, including responding to disasters.
• Ward and bureau plan cooperation with each other based on their roles.

（９） Financial measures
City tries to take necessary financial measures to carry out measure about activation of shopping street.

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＞＞ Ordinance (PDF: 139KB) about activation of Yokohama-shi shopping street

＞＞ Leaflet for public relations (PDF: 2,706KB)

• April 1, 2015