No person shall conduct any type of going-out-of-business, closing-out, auditor's or moving sale, or any other type of sale advertised in a manner calculated to convey to the public the belief that upon completion of the sale or the disposal of the goods to be placed on sale, the business being conducted at the location of the sale will cease, be removed, or discontinued; nor shall any person conduct any sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke, water, or similar disaster without having first obtained a permit to do so from the Business Services Coordinator. This section, however, shall not apply to any sales conducted by public officers acting pursuant to an order of a court.
(Prior code 6400; Ord. 33-70; Ord. 32-78)
Application for a permit to conduct a sale described in Section 5.50.010 shall be made to the Business Services Coordinator. In addition to the information in Section 5.32.010, the application for a permit shall state the date the sale is proposed to begin and end. The application for a permit shall state the reasons for and the nature of such sale, and in the case of an applicant who is changing business locations within the City limits, certification by the applicant that his or her new address will be located within the City limits as well as a statement of the new address. The application shall include an inventory of all goods, wares, and merchandise to be sold at such sale in sufficient detail to identify fully the goods and a further certification that nothing in such inventory has been received within the 30 days immediately preceding the date of the beginning of the proposed sale unless the applicant is applying for relief from this requirement as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code 6400.2; Ord. 33-70; Ord. 32-78)
The application for a supplemental permit shall include an inventory of goods, wares, and merchandise remaining to be sold, all of which goods must have been included in the application for the original permit, and a certification that nothing has been added to the inventory as prescribed in Section 5.50.010.
(Prior code 6400.3; Ord. 33-70; Ord. 32-78)
The fees for a permit and for each supplemental permit shall be set by resolution of the City Council. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be refunded to any person who, at the conclusion of the sale described herein, reestablishes a business at a location, other than the location of the sale, within the City limits.
(Prior code 6400.4; Ord. 33-70; Ord. 32-78; Ord. 07-24, 5/14/2024)
A. 
Upon issuance of the permit, the sale mentioned and described in Section 5.50.010 may continue for a period not to exceed 60 days; provided that should said period not be sufficient for completion of the sale, a person conducting such sale may apply for a maximum of four supplemental permits for periods not to exceed seven days each.
B. 
All goods, wares, and merchandise to be sold during the sale shall be segregated and set aside so that they may be easily identified as sale items throughout the duration of such sale.
C. 
No goods, wares, and merchandise may be sold at such sales which have been received within 30 days prior to the date of the beginning of the sale; provided, however, that the Business Services Coordinator may grant relief from this prohibition if he or she determines that unforeseen circumstances prevent compliance.
(Prior code 6400.1; Ord. 33-70; Ord. 32-78)