[Amended 2-26-1999, Ordinance
1999-02]
RESIDENTIAL SALES
Shall mean any sale of what is held out to be or is commonly
known as a garage, porch, room, backyard or patio sale or any other
type of general sale conducted from or on any premises where goods
or articles of any type are held out for sale to the public. This
definition shall not include a situation where specific items are
held out for sale and all advertisement of such sale specifically
names the items to be sold.
The applicant shall furnish the City Clerk with the following
information:
1. Full name and address of applicant;
2. The location at which the proposed residential sale is to be held;
3. The date or dates upon which the sale shall be held.
[Amended 12-31-2014,
Ordinance 2014-06]
There shall be a fee for residential sale licenses. The fee
for all permits shall be established by resolutions of the Weatherford
City Commission.
No person shall hold, conduct, engage in or participate in any manner or allow a residential sale to be held or conducted on premises under his control or ownership more than one time in any six months period, subject, however, to the exception allowed in §
5-104 above.
The sale area of any residential sale shall be confined to the
premises for which the license has been issued, and in no event shall
articles or goods be so displayed as to attract attention, or be conspicuously
in view from any public street.
Every article sold and every day a sale is conducted in violation
of this article shall constitute a separate offense.
The provision of this article shall not apply to or affect the
following:
1. Persons acting pursuant to an order of the court of competent jurisdiction;
2. Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public
officials;
3. Duly licensed auctioneers selling at auctions;
4. Any charitable organizations or persons, when the proceeds from the
sale are used directly for charitable purposes and the goods or articles
are not sold on a consignment basis.