Flow of Notification Procedures

＊In the case of "change of notification items", the flow may be partially different depending on the change, but it is generally as follows.

Procedures are required in advance when establishing a large-scale retail store in Yokohama City or reporting a change.
Please confirm the relevant laws and regulations and technical matters at the relevant counter in advance, and submit a store opening summary report by the earliest of the following time.

• 4 months prior to notification of the Large-Scale Retail Store Location Act
• 3 months before the application for building confirmation

When establishing a large-scale retail store or making any of the following changes, within one month from the date of submitting the store opening summary, the store opening summary will be targeted at local residents around the planned store opening location Please let us know the contents of the book.

• In the case of an increase or rebuilding of the store area, notification of a change in which the store area after the change is 6,000 m2 or more or more than twice before the change.
• Notification that the mayor deems particularly necessary

Large store installers who report new establishments, etc., examine notification items and attachments based on the law, and considerations based on guidelines and city standards, and create "prior instructions". In making, please talk about technical matters in related section beforehand.
Before submitting the report, we will submit a “prior manual” and plan consistency with related laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of the relevant bureau section, and discuss it to be a store opening plan in harmony with the surrounding living environment.

Large store installers who report new construction, etc. must attach documents stating matters related to measures to affect the living environment in the surrounding area and notify Yokohama City.
When there is report, Yokohama-shi publishes the summary in "Yokohama-shi bulletin" (we call "public notice" of report.) 。
In addition, documents submitted by large stores will be inspected for four months from the date of public notice at the Economic Affairs Bureau Commercial Promotion Division and at the ward office Ward Administration Promotion Division in the ward where large stores are located.
About report, procedure situation, please see the report situation in Yokohama-shi.

A large store operator who submits a notification of new establishment, etc. must hold a briefing session within two months from the date of notification to disseminate the contents of the registration form etc.
The date and place of the briefing will be announced by the installer of the large store by "Notice of the briefing session" (published in daily newspapers or insert flyers) and signs at the planned location.

In response to the notification, those who have opinions on matters that should be considered for maintaining the living environment in the surrounding area of large-scale retail stores, such as local residents and local businesses, Yokohama City for four months from the date of the notification We can submit statement of position (word: 21KB) to. The submitted statement of opinion will be used as a reference when considering whether Yokohama City should request a large store to revise the plan and its contents.

• When we are going to give opinion about plan of large store, please fill in contents of opinion and the reason and required items in "Written Opinion" and submit to Economic Affairs Bureau commercial promotion section of Yokohama-shi by mail or mail.
• The period during which a written opinion can be submitted is within 4 months (must arrive) from the date of notification.
• Yokohama-shi announces summary of submitted statement of position. In addition, in principle, all opinions will be inspected for one month from the date of the announcement (excluding those that do not conform to the purpose of this system or those that are against public order and morals).

Yokohama City, taking into account the opinions of local residents, etc., and taking into account the “guidelines” and “operation standards”, within eight months from the date of notification, the living environment will be provided to large store installers within eight months from the date of notification. We will give your opinion from the viewpoint of maintenance in writing, or if there is no opinion, notify that fact.
When Yokohama-shi gives opinion, we announce summary of the opinion and inspect for one month from day of notice.
If there is no opinion of Yokohama City, the procedure is completed at that time, and the large store installer can open from the date of receiving the notice.

When Yokohama-shi gives opinion, large store installer shows voluntary countermeasures to Yokohama-shi based on the opinion (changes report matter) or notifies that we do not change report matter . Yokohama City will make a public announcement on the contents of the voluntary countermeasures and inspect it for four months.
If the content of the voluntary countermeasures reflects the opinion of Yokohama City and is sufficient, the procedure will be completed at that time.

If the content of 8 does not properly reflect the opinion of Yokohama City and it is recognized that it is difficult to avoid the occurrence of a situation that has a significant adverse effect on the living environment in the surrounding area, Yokohama City In consideration of "guidelines" and "operation standards", "recommendations" can be made to take necessary measures for the submitter only within two months from the date of notification or notification of 8.
If a recommendation is made, Yokohama City will announce its contents. In addition, if the installer of a large store does not follow the recommendation without a justifiable reason, we may "announce it".