A permit shall be issued by the Chief of Police upon satisfactory completion by the applicant of the following requirements:
(a) Completion of the pre-printed registration form which shall include the applicant’s name, home and work address and telephone numbers and social security number, and the names, home and work addresses and telephone numbers and the social security numbers of all persons who will be engaged in the conduct of such public sale and the date and hours on which the public sale will occur. The application must identify the person responsible for the public sale, and an acknowledgment by the responsible person that he or she will be present for the duration of the public sale, as required in Section 721.07 hereof.
(b) The applicant must present a plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, that provides for the safety and supervision of the automobile and pedestrian traffic which will be generated by the public sale. There shall be at least two persons experienced in traffic and crowd control at the subject property and on active duty throughout the sale, beginning thirty minutes prior to the sale and remaining until all persons and vehicles have left the area. Parking shall not be permitted on the street, nor shall it be permitted upon properties other than the site of the public sale without the express written consent of the owner(s) of the property to be used and the written consent of the homeowners’ association (if any).
(c) The applicant shall provide evidence of Workers’ Compensation coverage for all those employed for, or engaged by, the public sale, and provide to the Village a certificate of insurance issued to the permit holder, covering the activities of the sale and endorsed to include, as additional insureds, the Village of Hunting Valley, its officials and employees, the owner or owners of the property at which the sale is to be conducted.
The coverages and limits shall be as follows:
(1) An aggregate liability limit of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000);
(2) A bodily injury and property damage liability limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, and a fire damage liability limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per fire;
(3) A personal and advertising injury liability limit of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per person;
(4) Medical payments coverage of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per person.
(d) The applicant must submit a specific cleanup plan which will provide assurance that all debris and trash generated by those attending the sale will be promptly removed, that the rights of neighboring property owners will be respected, and that tire tracks or other damage will be promptly corrected.
(e) No applicant or any other person involved in conducting the public sale shall have been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, and no such person shall previously have had a permit revoked, pursuant to Section 721.09 hereof, or been found guilty of a violation of this chapter, pursuant to Section 721.10 hereof.
(f) The property to be used for the public sale must not have been used for such purpose for three hundred sixty-five (365) days prior to the scheduled date of the subsequent public sale.
(g) The applicant must pay the permit fee and file the cash bond required by Section 721.05.
(Ord. 2001-113. Passed 3-13-01.)