[R.O. 1985 § 13-1; Ord. No. 128, § 1, 4-28-1953; Code 1965,
§ 32.01]
The following definitions shall apply in the construction of
this Chapter:
BUSINESSES
All occupations, callings, professions, trades, pursuits,
dealers, enterprises, corporations, firms, institutions, manufacturers,
merchants and other commercial or profit making establishments, subject
to tax by the City, whether temporary, seasonal, intermittent or permanent.
ENTERPRISE
Any activity, use, vocation, pursuit, hobby, status, thing
or other subject taxable under this Chapter other than a business
as herein defined, whether or not sales are conducted or made.
OCCUPATION
A business, calling, trade or other profit making enterprise.
OPERATOR
One who conducts, manages or carries on a business or enterprise.
PERMANENT
Operating six (6) months or more per year.
SALES
Selling, trading, dealing or rendering any service or supplying
any commodities, thing, use, facility or right or doing any other
thing, or permitting anything to be done or used, for which a price,
fee, commission, admission, rental or other costs profit or revenue
is charged or derived.
TEMPORARY
Indefinite, or on a daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal basis,
or other period of less than six (6) months, or for an undetermined,
intermittent or indefinite time.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-2; Ord. No. 2085, § 1, 1-27-1987; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
(a) All so-called "garage sales," "estate sales" or other sales involving
the offering for sale of multiple items of personal property on property
zoned and occupied as "residential" shall be subject to the following
rules and regulations:
(1) Only items normally found in or around a home shall be sold. No person
shall accept to take in for sale any goods from any commercial business
or enterprise on a consignment basis.
(2) Not more than three (3) such sales per year shall be held on the
same premises. Neighborhood sales or joint resident sales constitute
only one (1) sale. Any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions hereof
shall not extend in excess of three (3) days.
(3) Two (2) signs may be placed on an appropriate public right-of-way
for the duration of the sale only, in addition to the signs permitted
by the Sign Ordinance of the City, and no signs shall be placed on
the property of another or the City right-of-way abutting such property
without the consent of such other property owner. One (1) additional
sign may be placed on the property where the sale is being conducted.
Signs may not be attached to utility poles or public signs. Signs
must be removed by 4:00 p.m. on the last day of the sale. The Crestwood
Code Enforcement and/or Police Department may remove any sign that
conflicts with this Section without authorization of the individual
who placed the sign.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of Subsection
(a) hereof, and any person convicted of such violation shall be punished in accordance with Section 1-6 of this Code.
(c) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to or affect persons
selling goods pursuant to an order of process of a court of competent
jurisdiction or persons acting in accordance with their power and
duties as public officials or in the capacity of auctioneers at a
public sale.