The purpose of this chapter is to control garage sales, lawn sales, rummage sales, flea market sales or other casual sales. This chapter requires the obtaining of a permit to conduct such sales and limits the number of permits which may be issued to any one person in a twelve-month period. Restrictions are established as to hours of operation and advertising signs. Certain persons and sales are excepted from the requirements of this chapter in §
170-8.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
GARAGE SALES
Includes all sales entitled "garage sale," "lawn sale," "attic
sale," "rummage sale," "yard sale," "flea market sale" or any similar
casual sale of tangible personal property. which is advertised by
any means whereby the public at large is or can be made aware of said
sale.
GOODS
Includes any goods, warehouse merchandise or other property
capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
PERSON
Includes individuals, partnerships, voluntary associations
and corporations.
[Amended 7-7-1987 by Ord. No. 87-56]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct
a garage sale in the Township of Stafford without first filing with
the Township Clerk the information hereinafter specified and obtaining
from such Clerk a license so to do, to be known as a "garage sale
license." The fee for such license shall be and the same is hereby
fixed at $5.
The information to be filed with the Township
Clerk pursuant to this chapter shall be as follows:
A. The name of the person, firm, group, corporation,
association or organization conducting such sale.
B. The name of the owner of the property on which said
sale is to be conducted and the consent of owner if the applicant
is other than the owner.
C. The location at which the sale is to be conducted.
D. The number of days of the sale and rain dates.
[Amended 9-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-59]
E. The date and nature of any past sale.
F. The relationship or connection the applicant may have
had with any other person, firm, group, organization, association
or corporation conducting said sale and the date or dates of such
sale.
G. Whether or not the applicant has been issued any other
vendor's license by any local, state or federal agency.
H. A sworn statement or affirmation by the person signing
that the information therein given is full, true and known to him
to be so.
All garage sales shall be conducted between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. only.
Any signs posted advertising the garage sale
shall be removed within 48 hours after the completion of the sale.
[Amended 2-21-1989 by Ord. No. 89-22]
A. Any person violating or failing to comply with any
of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days or by community service of not more than
90 days, or any combination of fine, imprisonment and community service
as determined in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. The
continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute
a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting
the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above
for each separate offense.
B. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be subject to abatement summarily by a restraining order or injunction
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.