The City Council of Crossville, Tennessee finds and declares that:
(A) The intrusion of non-regulated outdoor sales, garage sales, and yard sales is causing annoyance to the citizens in the city and congestion of the streets in the city.
(B) The provisions contained in this chapter are intended to prohibit the infringement of any businesses in any established residential areas by regulating the term and frequency of outdoor sales, garage sales and yard sales, so as not to disturb or disrupt the residential environment of the area.
(C) The provisions of this chapter are designed to control the operation of outdoor sales, garage sales, and yard sales conducted in nonresidential areas where the sale is not carried on a daily basis but rather on an occasional basis.
(D) The provisions of this chapter do not seek to control sales by individuals selling a few of their household or personal items.
(E) The provisions and prohibitions contained in this chapter are enacted not to prevent outdoor sales, garage sales, or yard sales, but to regulate such sales for the safety and welfare of the city's citizens.
(Ord. 1331, passed 9-13-2011)