[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Waldwick 11-23-93 as Ord. No. 26-93]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes any goods, warehouse merchandise or any other property
capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
Any corporation, business entity or an individual and members
of his or her household.
Includes all sales entitled "yard sale," "garage sale," "lawn
sale," "rummage 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 such sale.
No person shall conduct a yard/garage sale in the Borough of
Waldwick without first filing with the Office of the Borough Clerk
the information hereinafter specified and obtaining from said office
a permit which shall be known as a "yard/garage sale permit."
A.
The permit shall be issued to any one (1) address two (2) times only
within any twelve-month period and no such permit shall be issued
for more than three (3) consecutive calendar days. Non-profit charitable,
religious or civic organizations may be allowed more than three (3)
days with the approval of the Mayor and Council.
B.
Each permit issued under the provisions of this section shall be
prominently displayed on the premises upon which the yard/garage sale
is conducted throughout the entire period of the licensed sale.
All yard/garage sales shall be conducted between the hours of
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
[Ord. No. 17-2017]
A.
Four (4) temporary signs shall be permitted to be posted for the
period of the sale, forty-eight (48) hours prior to the sale and twenty-four
(24) hours thereafter. Planning Board approval will not be needed.
B.
The signs shall have a space allotted thereon upon which the person
holding the sale shall place the name and address of the person running
the sale; and the permit number. No sign shall be posted, located
or displayed without this information.
A.
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Police Department
of the Borough of Waldwick. It shall be their duty to investigate
any violation of this Chapter. If a violation is found to exist, they
shall prosecute a complaint before the local Municipal Court pursuant
to the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
Any permit issued under this Chapter may be revoked or suspended
without a public hearing by the Chief of Police and/or Construction
Official when, in his opinion, it is reasonably necessary to do so
for the public safety of this community.
C.
The penalty for this violation shall be a fine of not less than fifteen
dollars ($15) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.).
