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(a) No person shall build, construct, use or maintain any fence or barrier consisting or made of what is called "barbed wire", or of which barbed wire is a part, within the city, along the line of, or in, or upon, or along, any public way; or through, along, or around, any public park; or in and about or along any land or lots or parks owned or controlled by the city. Provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the use or maintenance of barbed wire in or on that part of any such fence or barrier which is higher than six feet from the surface of the public way, public park, lot or park owned or controlled by the city, and wholly on or over private property.
(b) No person shall build, construct, use or maintain any fence or barrier consisting or made of what is called "razor wire", or of which razor wire is a part, within the city, along the line of, or in, or upon, or along, any public way; or through, along, or around, any public park; or in and about or along any land or lots or parks owned or controlled by the city. Provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use or maintenance of razor wire in or on that part of any fence, barrier or structure that secures a government building, a public transit facility, or a public utility facility.
(c) Whenever in the city, in, along or through any public way or park, barbed wire or razor wire is found in use in part or in whole for a fence or barrier, except as in this section permitted, the same shall forthwith be removed by the commissioner of transportation.
(Prior code § 36-38; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 2-11-04, p. 18364, § 1)
ARTICLE IV. OCCASIONAL SALES (10-8-401 et seq.)
As used in Sections 10-8-401 through 10-8-406 hereunder, the term "Occasional Sales" shall mean those sales of goods, wares and merchandise owned by the occupant of the premises or owned by a group of persons having a common sale commonly known as garage sales, basement sales, house sales, yard sales, and rummage sales conducted on an infrequent and unscheduled basis on premises zoned or used for residential purposes. Bulk sales, the sale of multiple merchandise brought to the premises for resale or for reconditioning for resale shall be prohibited.
The term "person", as used in the same sections shall mean any individual, firm or corporation, except a religious or eleemosynary organization.
(Added Coun. J. 7-31-96, p. 26900, § 2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or allow the conducting of any occasional sale on premises zoned or used for residential purposes without first having obtained a permit therefor. Application for such permit shall be made to the department of streets and sanitation. Each permit, when granted, shall be prominently displayed on the premises covered by the permit in such a manner that it is easily visible to individuals passing by the subject premises. The permit shall be valid only for the occasional sale for which it is granted.
(Added Coun. J. 7-31-96, p. 26900, § 2)
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