[Adopted 8-22-2006 (§ 7-14-1
of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different
meaning is intended:
FLEA MARKET
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.
FLEA MARKET SELLER
A person, firm or corporation selling items or offering items
for sale at a flea market.
MARKET
A place where goods are sold to the public.
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 Village Board. Applications
for a license shall be made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer on forms
to be provided by the Village 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 article. The
fee for such license shall be as prescribed in the current Village
Fee Schedule. The Village Board may restrict the license for use on certain dates and times. The site for the flea market shall comply with Chapter
485, Zoning.
The information to be filed with the Village Clerk-Treasurer,
pursuant to this article, shall be as follows:
A. Name of person, firm, group, corporation, association or organization
conducting said sale.
B. Name of owner of the property on which said sale is to be conducted,
and consent of owner if applicant is other than the owner.
C. Location at which sale is to be conducted.
E. Date, nature of any past sale.
F. Relationship or connection 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.
G. Whether or not applicant has been issued any other vendor's license
by any local, state or federal agency.
H. 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.
Each person required by this article 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.
No person, firm or corporation having a license as a secondhand
store shall be required to obtain a license under this article for
the same business location.
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.
No person shall sell or offer for sale at any flea market any
goods known to such person to be stolen.
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.
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 Board at time of issuance.
In addition to the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this article, any person who shall violate any provision of this article or any regulation, rule or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty, of this Code.
[Adopted 8-22-2006 (§ 7-14-2
of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
Garage sales shall be conducted between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Each sale shall last no longer than four consecutive days.
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
GARAGE SALE
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.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
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.