As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FLEA MARKET
A sale of items of tangible personal property wherein on
one location there are multiple vendors who have paid a fee for the
privilege of occupying the space allotted to each such vendor for
the purpose of displaying and selling items of tangible personal property.
No person, firm or corporation may conduct a flea market other
than a bona fide charitable, eleemosynary, educational or cultural
organization organized not for profit and being able to establish
that it is such type of nonprofit organization; subject, however,
to the following requirements:
A. Each organization authorized to conduct a flea market in accordance
with this section shall obtain a permit from the Village Clerk at
least 14 days prior to the date of the commencement of such flea market
sale.
B. Such permit shall set forth the following:
(1) The name and address of the organization conducting said sale.
(2) The street address of the location at which said flea market sale
is to be conducted.
(3) The date or dates of sale.
C. There shall be a permit fee as may be determined from time to time
by the Village Board for such sale conducted.
D. Such flea market sales shall be limited to two consecutive calendar
days, excluding Sundays, and shall be conducted only between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. There will be a maximum of two rain dates
allowed.
E. The permit for the conducting of such sale must be prominently displayed
upon the premises upon which the sale is conducted throughout the
entire period of sale.
Immediately upon the conclusion of any sale authorized by this
chapter, the permittee shall be obliged, within 24 hours after the
conclusion of said sale, to clean the outside of said premises and
remove all unsold merchandise therefrom and restore the same to the
condition in which it existed prior to said sale.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to affect the
following:
A. Persons selling goods pursuant to an order or process of a court
of competent jurisdiction.
B. Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public
officials.
C. The selling or advertising for sale of any item or items of personal
property which are specifically described in the advertisement.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Village Code.