727.09 EXCEPTIONS; CHARITIES
   (a)    “Residential sale” does not include any offer of sale of five or fewer specific items of personal property at a single location unless surrounding circumstances indicate an intention to evade the requirements of this Chapter.
   (b)    The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to or affect any sale of goods pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction or to any person acting in his or her capacity as a public official in the performance of his or her official duties.
   (c)    The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any sale conducted by a merchant at the merchant’s regular place of business.
   (d)    Any bona fide charitable, educational, religious, cultural or governmental institution or organization conducting a sale of not more than three (3) consecutive days’ duration in which the proceeds are used directly for the institution or for the organization’s charitable purposes and where no goods are sold on a consignment basis shall be exempted from the requirements of this Chapter, except as set forth herein.
      (1)    A sale qualifying for exemption under this Section may be conducted at a residence, but such residence may not be utilized in such activity more often than once in any 30-day period.
      (2)    A charitable sales event must conform to the requirements of Section 727.06.
      (3)    The institution or organization holding the sale shall notify the Office of Planning & Community Development not less than 24 hours before such sale. (Ord. 2012-109. Passed 7-2-12.)