A. Definition. "Garage or lawn sales," for purposes of this section, means the sale, anywhere on the premises of property being used as a residence, of miscellaneous items accumulated as a normal matter of course by the occupant of such residence and by such other persons residing within the city who may be authorized by the occupant to include their accumulated items in the sale.
B. Permit Required. Garage or lawn sales shall not be permitted in the city unless a valid permit has been obtained from the finance department and the appropriate fee paid.
C. Application.
1. Application for permits shall be filed with the finance department.
2. The application shall contain the following information:
a. The name and residence address of the applicant and the name and address of all such persons who are participating in the sale;
b. The business address of the applicant;
c. The period for which the permit is requested;
d. General description of all items to be sold, including any serial numbers; and
e. Such other information as the city may require.
3. The permit shall not be issued unless approval is obtained from the finance department and the department of community development.
D. Application Fee and Time Period.
1. The fee for a garage or lawn sale permit shall be such as the city council may establish from time to time by resolution.
2. Such permit shall be in force for a period not to exceed two consecutive days and only one such permit may be issued to any one address during any quarter of any calendar year, except that no such permit shall be required during any clean-up program period officially designated by the city council.
3. Violation of this section is deemed an infraction as defined in Chapter 1.08 of this code, and the amount of the fine shall be such as the city council may establish by resolution.
E. Requirements. Persons conducting garage or lawn sales shall observe the following requirements:
1. No signs or devices used in connection therewith shall be placed on or in any public right-of-way.
2. No signs or devices advertising the sale shall be placed on any private property, except one double-face sign not to exceed five square feet in area (twenty-four by thirty inches) on each face may be displayed at the site of the sale during the period of time that the garage sale permit is in force.
3. A copy of the garage sale permit shall be displayed at the site of the sale. (Ord. 708-92 § 1; prior code § 11-139)