(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, participate in or recklessly allow to be operated upon property owned or controlled by that person a garage sale in a manner not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Each day a documented violation is committed or permitted; to continue shall constitute a separate offense. The city reserves the right to immediately revoke a garage sale permit upon documentation of the owner’s, lessee’s or garage sale operator’s violation of any of the regulations contained herein, including, but not limited to, the display and/or sale of new or seemingly new items to be resold, prolonging the hours of operation, placing signs in prohibited areas. If a garage sale permit is revoked for documented self-inflicted violations, there will be no reimbursement of paid fees.
(B) Unless otherwise specified, each violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25 for the first two convictions and not to exceed $100 for each conviction thereafter. Every calendar year shall default the fine process to its inception (i.e., $25 initial fines followed by the $100 fine for each conviction thereafter).
(C) Failure of a garage sale operator to remove any advertising sign upon expiration of the garage sale permit shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25 per sign/per day for each day past the deadline for removing signs.
(Ord. 2008-08, passed 7-22-2008)