[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Amery 10-6-2004 as Title 7, Ch. 10, of the
2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
FLEA MARKET
FLEA MARKET SELLER
MARKET
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that
a different meaning is intended:
A market, indoors or out of doors, where new or used items
are sold from individual locations, with each location being operated
independently from the other locations. Items sold include but are
not limited to household items, antiques, rare items, decorations,
used books and used magazines.
A person, firm or corporation selling items or offering items
for sale at a flea market.
A place where goods are sold to the public.
B.
License required. No person, firm or corporation shall operate the
business of renting space or allocating space to flea market sellers
without first obtaining a license therefor from the City Council.
Applications for license shall be made to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer,
on forms to be provided by the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
Only one license shall be required for each flea market, and the individual
flea market sellers shall not be required to obtain a license under
this section. The fee for such license shall be as prescribed in the
Schedule of Fees per year. The City Council may restrict the license
for use on certain dates and times.
C.
Information to be filed. The information to be filed with the City
Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, pursuant to this chapter, shall be
as follows:
(1)
Name of person, firm, group, corporation, association, or organization
conducting said sale.
(2)
Name of owner of the property on which said sale is to be conducted,
and consent of owner if the applicant is other than the owner.
(3)
Location at which sale is to be conducted.
(4)
Number of days of sale.
(5)
Date and nature of any past sale.
(6)
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.
(7)
Whether or not the applicant has been issued any other vendor's license
by any local, state or federal agency.
(8)
Sworn statement or affirmation by the person signing that the information
therein given is full and true and known to him/her to be so.
D.
Records to be kept by licensee. Each person required by this section
to obtain a license shall keep accurate records of the names and addresses
of each flea market seller, together with a brief description of the
type or types of merchandise offered for sale by that seller.
E.
Secondhand stores excepted. No person, firm or corporation having
a license as a secondhand store shall be required to obtain a license
under this section for the same business location.
F.
More than one market. Any person, firm or corporation renting or
allocating space to flea market sellers in more than one place of
business shall be required to obtain a license for each place of business,
provided that one license shall be adequate for locations that are
on the same lot, adjacent lots or lots separated only by an alley.
G.
Unlawful transactions. No person shall sell or offer for sale at
any flea market any goods known to such person to be stolen.
H.
Purchases from children. No flea market seller shall purchase any
used household item, antique or used article whatsoever from any person
under the age of 18 years, unless such person is accompanied by the
person's parent or guardian.
I.
Hours. Flea markets may remain open for business between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., unless otherwise specified on the license
by the Council at the time of issuance.
A.
License required. Any person wishing to hold a garage sale shall
first obtain a license from the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer.
The license shall be obtained at least one working day before the
sale and shall be prominently displayed during the sale. The fee for
such a license shall be as prescribed in the Schedule of Fees, and
the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the Police Department,
in writing, of all such licenses issued.
B.
Frequency of sales; ownership of merchandise. Garage sales, yard
sales and similar merchandise sales may be held no more than twice
per year at any residence, and for a total of not more than 10 days
in that year. All goods offered for sale shall be household goods
or personal possessions from the residence where the sale is being
held or, in the case of a group sale, from the residences of the participating
households. In no case shall any sales become outlets for wholesale
or retail commercial sales.
C.
Hours. Garage sales shall be conducted between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m. Each sale shall last no longer than four consecutive days.
D.
Signs.
(1)
Garage sale signs may not have an area more than six square feet
with a maximum of two faces. Garage sale signs shall identify the
location of the sale and must be located at least five feet from the
street line or nearest lot line.
(2)
No garage sale sign may be located on utility poles, traffic control
devices, or on property or the adjoining right-of-way of property
the owner of which has not given explicit permission for its location.
(3)
No garage sale sign shall be displayed before one day before the
sale or one day following the sale.
(4)
No more than one garage sale sign may be located at the sale site
and no more than two garage sale signs may be located off the site,
except that two signs are permitted on corner lots, one facing each
street.
E.
GARAGE SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this section:
All general sales open to the public, conducted from or on
a residential premises, for the purpose of disposing of personal property,
including but not limited to all sales titled rummage, lawn, yard,
porch, room, backyard, patio or garage sale.
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained and acquired
in the normal course of living in or maintaining a residence. It does
not include merchandise which was purchased for resale or obtained
on consignment.
