CHAPTER 713
Garage and Public Sales
Garage and Public Sales
713.01 Permit required.
713.02 Application and issuance.
713.03 Traffic supervision; investigation.
713.04 Permit fee; effective period.
713.05 Display of permit upon demand.
713.06 Sale hours; merchandise permitted.
713.07 Permit revocation or suspension.
713.08 Exceptions.
713.09 Signs.
713.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Transporting or unloading heavy merchandise across or upon sidewalks
- see GEN. OFF. 660.10(d)
Storage of material in streets - see GEN. OFF. 660.13
Starting activity without permit - see ADM. 143.05
713.01 PERMIT REQUIRED.
No person, being the owner or occupant or in control or having the management of any residential parcel of real property located within the City, shall hold or conduct or permit to be held or conducted upon such property the sale of any household goods, equipment, utensils, appliances, personal clothing or effects or other similar personal property unless a permit has been granted therefor and the sale is conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A permit shall not be required where six items or less are offered for sale.
(Ord. 1976-105. Passed 11-15-76.)
713.02 APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Permits shall only be issued by the Building Commissioner to a resident of the City or his or her agent, who agrees to comply with the provisions of this chapter, including
(a) Giving the name and permanent address of the applicant and of any person assisting in the public sale and the name and address of the principal person for whom the sale is being held;
(b) Giving a full and complete itemized list of all of the property to be sold and an estimate of its sale value;
(c) Paying the required permit fee;
(d) Stating in writing that, as a condition of the permit, any law enforcement official of the City may enter upon the premises where the sale is being held during the sale hours to verify that the sale is being held in accordance with the application, with the permit and with the laws of the City; and
(e) If the sale is to be held in a condominium unit, providing a letter from an officer or agent of the condominium association approving the application.
(Ord. 1983-128. Passed 11-21-83.)
713.03 TRAFFIC SUPERVISION; INVESTIGATION.
A copy of the application and permit shall be delivered to the Chief of Police so that traffic may be supervised, if necessary, and so that he or she may assign a police officer to verify that the sale is being held in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 1983-128. Passed 11-21-83.)
713.04 PERMIT FEE; EFFECTIVE PERIOD.
(a) A resident of the City shall pay a permit fee of five dollars ($5.00) for the duration of each sale.
(b) A permit for each sale shall be valid for three consecutive days. Not more than one permit shall be issued in any twelve-month period, per residence, unless there has been a bona fide sale of the residence. (Ord. 1983-128. Passed 11-21-83.)
713.05 DISPLAY OF PERMIT UPON DEMAND.
Every applicant who is issued a permit under this chapter shall have the issued permit in his possession at all times when conducting a sale within a residential district of the City and shall display the same upon demand of any police officer of the City and upon demand of any person who attends such sale. (Ord. 1976-105. Passed 11-15-76.)
713.06 SALE HOURS; MERCHANDISE PERMITTED.
No permittee under this chapter shall conduct a sale before 10:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. of any day. No such permittee shall sell any household furniture, furnishings, equipment or goods which were brought into the residence or onto the property for the purpose of selling the same at such sale. All items for sale must be the personal property of one or more persons residing at the sale location and shall be displayed in the house and/or the garage only. No household furniture, furnishings, equipment or other goods shall be sold at such sale which were not included in the description of the property contained in the application as required by Section 713.02.
(Ord. 1983-128. Passed 11-21-83.)
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