"Closing-out sale"
means any sale or offer to sell (including advertisement of) goods, wares or merchandise in connection with a declared purpose to cease business at a location listed for that business on a City business license. "Closing-out sale" includes, but is not limited to, sales denominated "moving sale."
(Ord. 89-34 § 2, eff. 2/1/90)
No person may publish or conduct a closing-out sale unless and until each of the following requirements are met:
(a) 
The person notifies the City Director of Finance in writing of the sale, of the facts stated in subsection (c), and of the dates the advertising and sale will begin, and pays a twenty-five dollar ($25) administrative charge;
(b) 
The business has maintained a valid business license at the location where business will cease for at least one year before the sale will begin;
(c) 
The person, either alone or in association with others, has not published or conducted a closing-out sale within two years before the sale will begin, at any location in the City;
(d) 
No later than the first day of the sale, the person surrenders the business license for that location to the Director of Finance. A special business license, valid for the period of the sale, will be issued to the person;
(e) 
The sale lasts for no more than 30 consecutive days; and
(f) 
The Director of Finance may grant an extension of time not to exceed 30 additional days if the applicant can demonstrate that the applicant's business inventory on hand, at the time the original application is filed, is of such an amount that it would be improbable that a 30 day sale would substantially reduce the inventory at the store.
(Ord. 89-34 § 2, eff. 2/1/90; Ord. 95-6, eff. 05/04/95; Ord. 2017-01 § 57, eff. 3/9/17)
Upon commencement of a closing-out sale, no person may add additional items of merchandise to the sale. City staff may, upon receiving legally sufficient information, seek a search or inspection warrant under provisions of state law to verify whether prohibited additions have been made.
(Ord. 89-34 § 2, eff. 2/1/90)