[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Columbia
as Ch. 5.44 of the 1997 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Included within the terms of this chapter, and heretofore referred
to as "yard sales," is any display of merchandise for the purpose
of exchanging it for legal tender or barter at a location not otherwise
regularly used or specifically designated for the sale or exchange
of merchandise. Events commonly known as "garage sales," "tailgate
sales," "flea markets," "house sales," "moving sales," etc., shall
be defined as yard sales under the provisions of this chapter.
No person or persons shall offer for sale any merchandise, or
permit the use of their property, in conjunction with a yard sale
without first obtaining a permit therefor at least five days in advance
of the first day of the yard sale. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to bankruptcy, estate or other sales under judicial
process, licensed and authorized auctions, and sales conducted at
and by organizations affiliated with churches, schools, federal, state,
City, county and township government units, provided that those organizations
are nonprofit, religious, civic and/or charitable in nature.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
The City Clerk is authorized to issue a yard sale permit as
required by this chapter to any resident person upon request and payment
of a fee, to be set by City ordinance from time to time, provided
the permit be completed to include the name and address of the applicant
and the duration and the location of the yard sale.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Yard sales shall be restricted to residential and noncommercial
districts unless residential usage is allowed in the commercial district,
and unless otherwise approved by the City Council.
Prohibited from such merchandise to be sold at yard sales shall
be alcoholic beverages, firearms, firearm ammunition, materials determined
by the City Code as obscene, animals or any other merchandise of which
sale without proper licensing or authorization from state or local
authorities is unlawful.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be subject to the immediate revocation of the permit under which
said person is a permit holder or permit participant, and shall be
further subject to the loss of the privilege of obtaining a permit,
or of having the right to participate in such permit in the future.
