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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1036 N.C.S. 04/03/1972I ~ ;i,~~... ~ , ' • (v 6 J • ~~ ORD~INANCE `NO'. I O'3.6 N, C. S. I D BY COUNCI"MAN S~ECONDED BY COUNCTLMAN o /~ VI ORDINANC ADDING~' ARTICLE'~ VI' T.0 CHAP:TER. '5 -;OF THE CODE OF ~T ~CITY OF PE.TALUMA ;P~20VTD3NG FOR TH~E, ~ . , REGULATIO QF GARAGE SALES IiJ TIiE CITY; OF =~~sALUN~A ~ _ ~~ ' ~ ; BE' ;I.T ORDAINED BY THE~ OUNCIL'OE TH~E CIT,Y .OF P:ETALUMA AS FOLLOWS: i . ~ , ; _ . , ~ SECTTON I Article ~VT (.commenci'n with the article ~heaelirngj is her,e-- . - 'g , ~ by,added to Cha.pte~r 5 of the Petaluma City Code of 1958' . ~, . to re,ad; as f- lows; ~~~~ ~ ~ I ARTI~CLE'.' VI - GA_ !_~_G'E-' S~A~LE~S' ~ ~ ~ ,. Sect;ion_-5.4'l -,;For the piirposes of, this ;article, ~ a garage: sale-sha`I .be defined as ~.a s°ale cond`ucted by-~am , ~ , ' ~' or qccupan.t of a~ ~_home,~ or apartment ins3ividual homeowne. . own`ers, or- occ.upant, f an apartment .uri~:t, or ~owner or ; , ~ occupant o,f y,any othe res'idential "or dwe•1Ting •.unit., for ~ - ~ , the .pur,po~se ~;of - selli~n ,. trading, bargaining, exchanging ~ ~ or otherwise disp:osi~ng: o'f unwanted:or surplus household , ~ furnishings or goods, o other tangible.,per'sonalty, ~ i usua'll.y ° conduc:ted ' in ° a g rage ,„ ori a pat~i~o , upon a' d'rive= ., ~ way~, .or 'on or in any ~port~_' on o,f ,~premise;s in a, resid:eritial . ~ . ~~~zone and for whi,ch no irive tory qr;permanent or detailed , , ,.. , records are ke:p.t on the, tra-~sac,tions thus car,ried.out'~. 'I Yt may-,, at times,...be eondgc.t d' by a c,ombinat-~on of resi- , ~ . ' den'tial dwelle.rs ~ at, ;,a siri le~locati~on ° and ma take . on ' the .nature and ch°aracter of -:a ~ummage ~s•al°e- or ~ a fund-- °° j raising;event.,,for civic..,or ~char~i.t~al.be purwpq'se~s.. AT1 ~ I sales desi na't~ed ,. °lawn~~sale ',' "a~ttic ~sale " "rummag~erm g . - . ° , s'al'e;" movin sale; fle.a_marke sal.e., or other. s ; ~ of~similar or like~ %ntent and-ha~~ g , ~_g ' g - - ' acterist;ics~:a.nd ' , the fore oin~ char. . ,, purpo:ses sh'aT,;l ~be~ emed •garage .sales . . y p pro ' - , Section 5.42' -. An, erson pos'~iri,g to promote,~ advertise., or con. obtain a ar.a e sduct a g,a-rage~ sal'e • sh~all, prior t~he'reto-~ "' •. ~'; g g 'a.le permit from the P'o ice .Chief . . . .„ ,_ ' ' ' ' Sect~ion ,.5 .4;3 - Any pe,r.son des''ir;ing, , he permit re~- . ~ ~ ' ~ quired b.y' Se;ctibn 5. 4~2., sh'a11 make ~er.if`i;e~ applica,tio:n ~ th~ere;for in a form sat~.s~actory to `the ,Pol~ce :Chief. The a lication s~hall _ ~ pp ~con;tain the follow.ing~ . a.. Th~e name; of the applieant.. ° ~ . ~ , ,° , ~ . ~~- ., b~. The address of~the ap.plicant. ~ c: ~Th~e~ location• of the: grop;osed ga~rage sale " d. The date or .dates upon• which'. it is .propos;ed to ~~ `~ ~ ~ concl~~uc~t t~he~ ga~ra~g~e sale~~.~ ~~ ~ ~ , ~ , ~. . ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~! ~ ~e~~. ~< <A~, gen~e~ral de~s~~.c~r°ipt~ion o~~f t~~ie~ pr-q~pert~y~~~ pro~po's:ed ~ ~~ ~ ` t'o .be offered for sa1e. ~ . ~ , f. A stat~emen,t that no~ :,a ~ ~~~/~ ~ ~ ra ~ e sale erm' ' Has ~been ~l ~ ~ is`s~ued° to t~h~e ~a ].icg g ~ ~ ~ ~p ~ ~ , ~ ~ p.p ant within the ~~month.. `~ ~ , pe_r:iod immedi,atel~y ~ greceding the. d°ate of the . ~ ' , ~ . ' ,. .1' , ~ ~ ~. . ~ ,~~ '/ ...1~~,_ .~•a ~ .~ • pro;posed ga~ra.ge ,.s`ale , for w,hicYi~ appl-icat%on - -:-=is~-=berng; ,made .~ . ~ ~ ~ •.;. I i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ , sale at' ,~locat.iorn o;f the proposed" garage sa~le within saidy~'~m . period. , The' ~permit sli'all ~ speci~fy the ~ ~~ following~., , . ~ . a. The name , of. the ,~pe`rmi;tt_ee~., ~ ~ .: 'b,., The '`exa'c=t ;addr.ess ~;qr location. where the gar:age ' sal:e is ,to be conducted": ~ ` ~ c.. The date ~~or 'dat'es : upon wh:ich the sal°e , is to be ~ ~ cond~,uc~ted~. ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ e~: The requirement: that one •sign;,•.on].y, - may be used . to, „adve~r;t'ise said .s°ale,~ wYiich ~s~gn`'shall:~be dis= • la~yed on1g, ~~at the location ~o~~f ~ the~ sale , and ~. ~- ,~~~ P onl ~ durin- the~. date 2;or da~tes ,and •lio.urs -of sa°id sale; and the.fu~ther x~quirement"that said sign .. . shall no-t e:xceed -.si'x squ,are `feet i'n :area ,nor six , ~ ~ ~ fee,t in . heig~ht,~ ~ ~ ' f. A general, ele~scr;ip,tion of the , property . to~ be -~ ,. ~ offe~ed~~ .for "sal~e .'~ ~ • . ~ ' • ~' . , , , , . . g.. The requi~r,ement „that~._the ~ per,•mi,t,,_~shall be .revoked .,. ~ ~ for ;fail`•,ure ;_~:to ~comp].~y wit'h ~-a'll te-rms ~,and ,co,nd~~- . tion~s'~t'he~.eo~f:,~ or, the; provisioris of ~th-~'s .article, . ~~. or°'~ othe,r applicabl~e~.~ provision,s q:f . law. ~ ~ ~ . ,. h. ~ Th~e,~ reguir;ement :that:~:tYie :pErmit, shalo'1 .be'~promi-' ` ner.t"ly'~-displayed at't'he~:loc~atio.ri ~.of ':the .gara~ge S:a.le ; .. ~ _ ~ . , i. Such ~~other_ conditiorrs re;lating . to the ; pz°omotion, -. ° adYertis°ing; : and conel.uct~ing of the ; g;ar~age sale ~ ~ whi'ch, , ~n ~the opi~niori ~~ o,f '~ ~th'e Po:lice Chie,f ;. :~are -_ n,eces~sary or ,prop`er f;or, ~the pres:e 'r..;Vation o~f ' the ~„ peace elimi. atio;ri. of~ tra~ffic haza:~ds, ~ safety~- of ~ edes~trian' ~ ~ ~ ~~ p ~s;., preservatiori o~f ~public or-~pr.ivate . property; or ~'"li~ker*,or ~similar _ma°tter;s . ~. ' Sec~~ion°' ,5 4,5 - Not , more ~than' ~one .:gar~ge ~.s!ale permi,t ~ shall be, ~iss " nor s°hall_ a uaaa~e ~alepeeson: dur_i~ng LLany',~'-month peri~od, ~ i g,g; g p, ~mit' be issued for tlie promotion, , advertisin ~ or conduc.tin ~ of.,, a~-~ ' sale':, at ~sthe same g g y ~ , _.~ ~~ k ,.. . ,, locati:on more, than once in an ~ m`o th'~.period.. ;No gar.age •~ sale , perm`it ~~ s~hal'1 be . iss~ued ~'pesmi g, the promot~on, .ad`-: s"in ~ or conductiri ~ ; ~'of ~a , ar_a ~~ ~ verti ~°~ g, _ ~ g~ ; g ,e ~ sa•le for more than - 2.-,' ' ' g. A statement :•>that"ino ~g:arage sale 'perm~t.;has be,en . issued ~permittin ~ a garag,e ,;sale to, be, conducated at the ';1 , g the ro . `, 4ocation~~.of' p -posed garage . sal.e • for ` ~ ~ „ whi~eh .appl~ication is '~beinq,.,made w.itha.n the'~month - . ~period • immed;iatel'y preeed:ing ~;the .date-~.o,f ~sa'i~d "~'' ~': ~proposed; ga=rag,e ~..sale .. ~ . ~ ' ' a lication e The; pp y for a' gar ~$3.00) '''permit ~~shall be . , 9 , accompanied ~ b a Three •Dol~lar ' processing~ fee ~ . , - ~ „ S,ection ;5.,44 .- Upon re,ceipt~~of~,t~he .ap'p'licat~on and .~ processing'.'feey'.the. P,olice Chref .sha'll .issue •the appTi- cant,..a garage , sale p.ermit~,, provided tha"t no g.arage sale ,, permit, .has b,een , issued (1,) ~to ' the ;applican,'t a~o'r,~i '~age ~ J sale :_at; any~ Tocat%on' in ,tYie ~City ~within:;.the~~~:mon ~ ~ eriod immedi.atel pro osed ara e sy precedin~g-.the date -~or, date"_s of .e . p p- : g g ~ale;~ nor,t~(2); 'to axiy .,per:sqn for .a ga'ra,ge: ~~ I, . ~ ` ~ f ~I.^ . , ..~ O. . ~• . , • , ' ., , ii . thr,ee con°secutive , days ,; or,; fo:r mor;e -'than- •two . consecut~ive ~ .. . , :~ :: ~ . _ day,s~. . , ~ Sat'ur,day,s; and, Sun , ~ Section ~5 _ 4~6. - The Po;li~ce .Chief ~shall. have' the:"power .. to ;r:e:voke'' at any~..time ~an .~ erm~it ~ y, p ,grari"ted. in; accordanee -• A wit~h .:,thi's' article; ,upon dete~rmining ~ that. the~ garage ~ sa~le perm~itted •: thereby has ~been. .promot `ed.;~' advertised or con- ,.. . ~ , - ~ y of~, the- ,provision~ o~:' th'is ~ arti-~ ducted in, violat'i.on o':f an ° cle , or f'in,. violation of •the pro,y~s:ioris -:or cond~itioris of the garage' sale p.ermit~ iss,ued .for•~-sucli~°~sale~ ox_-in such mamner a_s; to dece~ive -o.r de fr-aud th,e p.ubl ie ;, or~ that , the ,, perm'i'ttee h~a~s comm'itted any ~ of:=.the ',fo`llowing : ' ~ I~ . a, Made~~any`material mi,sst;ateme~t in,the ap.plication~:,, ' for sireh permi`t . ' ' , ~ ~ ~ . ~~~~~ b.. . Been guilty of ~.an,y-. fr'au~~u~l'ent ,;practi.ce., or ~ pract.ices in the;..promo~io.n,~~.•ad~ertising,' qr ' cond'uct. of the ~.sale .;authori~zed ~by .such~-permit~.:~ ~ c~: Vio;la•ted any -:.of ~:: the prov,isions , or• conditions ,~ ~ of the ;permi:,t~,~ or vi~olated_ any ~ of ~~.the~ pro~vi~sions. of this ar.t~icle ~,o~° °of~ any ;other:,provisiom or law in;, prOmoting,; ~ adver•t'i.si~ng', _~or'. conducting such ` sale.` . . • . Sectio,n -5 e 47 ,.- Any ~per~son.~ de: ied ~ a permit, ?or aggrieved•, by ~the conditxions`-•,attached~ thereto,, or' having ~.had a;,,permit•~ ., ' revoked, may 'appe'al the d'ecis'~ion `of ~~tYie.. Police Chief to~ the` City~ Counci'1 • by ;fiTing .with the Ci.ty Clerk within .five -. day,s -after notice of the :den~ial. or=:.c,oriditioris;~ or revoca--~ tiori; a writteri ' reque'st -.for, re,bie~a ~ of: .said~ .decisiori _ and ~~ stating f`act~s', suppo:rt:irig ; such~ ;r,eq~uest~., ; The . Council shall,, upori'~~,the review,~<,af-firm, ,modify,, or ~reverse the' decision; of the.Poliee'Chie•f. ' ' ~ ' Se`c;tion ; 5 :4;8 - It sha~ll; be . unlawfu~l for- ~~any pers.on to promote;`; advertise';or• conduct~,,any ,garage sa~le without... ~ a permit issued p.ur~suant to . t~he prqyisioris -•of'~this ~art:ic:le, ', ,or, in violat,i;on of an,y ..of :~ the conditi"ons of such permit~, ~~ or ~: the .prov,.isions~ of this arti:clefi; o'r a~fter, re~ocat~ion ~of--, a' °permit. . ~ ~ . . , , Secti,on .; 5 4 9_ - This a~rticle : shal•1 , no.t :apply to . the ~ following~ persons°c-. ~ - a. Persons°-selli:rig ; goods ~ pursuant ,.to an- order or . proeess, ~-,of ;.a Court' of ~,:competent jurisdiction . •; . . b. . Pe_rsons ae.ting in aecordarice .with their ~~power•s < , and ~duties : as, pub.lic ,officia,ls.: . ~ ~ ~ ,. . , . , ' c: Any~ :person •promo.t°ing, ad~ertis~ing,~ or sellin.g . ~ ° an ~ item or ;i!'tems of~ pers,onal p'r-operty which ~, is or~ are speCif'ic'a'lly~ nained;,or'~descr'ibed .in any = :adve~r,:tisement therefor• and:wh~.ch separa,te items° ~. . .. ~ . . , .,: . . dq' not exceed ten in number-.; • ~ ~ , ° ..;, ` ' . ~ ~ , ' • . ~ . . .. SECTION II• The .;Gity _Cler;k be,, -~a~nd she %s ~ hereby a:~~ectea .~o ~ .~~~~~~ , ' ~ publ-isli~•this :ord~nance for t~ he~ p~riod and in 'the manner~~. required ,, by, the ~. C;ity ~~Char~e'r',, , ° ORDERED , ~~$~/PU~B`LISHED , this 3;rd, day„ of ,. ° Apr_il , ~ ; _ ° ; 19'7 ~ , . _ ~ AYES t' .~ CQUNCILMEN' BRUNN,ER,, '=CAVANAGH,' J`.R, ,'DALY,, MATTEI, PERRY; ~ - ~ J_R. , ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ aiid MAYOR `PUTNAM°. , ~ . ; ~ NOE~S~ s ~ I , NON~E.. ` ~ , ~~ ~ , . ~ ABSENT: _ COUNCILMAN,CLECAK . ~ . , ., i ,~ _, . - ; ~ ~ Ma~o.~ , . ~ _ . .~ .~ ~ Attest, . _ _ •, ~ , , , ~ ,, . ,, ._-_,. ~~ „ ~ ~` . : ~ `.. ' .~ - -- - , , ._~ ~ , ~. . . _. _ _ ,._~ r, ,.. , ~C~.ty . _ , Adopted on ~the. ~---day of ~_ .~ ~ , ;. . 19~2;. ° ~ " ' f . ' . . 4 ~ ~ . ~ .. ^ , .. i ~ . ~ I I : . ~~/~~~ ~ .. . .. '. ~ . ~~ ~ ~. ' ~ . . . ' ~ ., ~ ~~ . , , ~ , ~ . , ' - 4 - '