[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Branch 5-12-1987
by Ord. No. 1342 (Sec. 6-23 of the 1971 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
From and after the effective date of this chapter, no person, association
or corporation shall conduct any commercial or business activity on residential
property in the City of Long Branch commonly known as "garage sales" or any
activity of like nature, except upon compliance with the provisions of this
chapter and upon first obtaining a license therefor as required by this chapter.
Any person, association or corporation desiring to conduct such garage
sale or like activity upon residential property in the City of Long Branch
shall first apply to the City Clerk for a license permitting such activity
on such form or application as shall be provided by the City Clerk for such
purpose.
Upon making application to the City Clerk for such license, the person
applying therefor shall pay a license fee of $10. The City Clerk shall thereupon
issue such license to the person applying therefor. Such license shall permit
the conduct of a garage or similar-type sale for a period not in excess of
two consecutive days on any one occasion. Any alternate date(s) for rain dates
shall be submitted with the application.
Each person, nonprofit or charitable organization or premises shall
be entitled to hold two such garage sales per year in addition to participating
in the annual city garage sale weekend.
No garage sale, flea market or similar-type sales or activity shall
be conducted pursuant to the license issued therefor except between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The person to whom such license is issued and the owner or tenant of
the premises on which such sale or activity is conducted shall be jointly
and severally responsible for the maintenance of good order and decorum on
the premises during all hours of such sale or activity. No such person shall
permit any loud or boisterous conduct on said premises nor permit vehicles
to impede the passage of traffic on any roads or streets in the area of such
premises. All such persons shall obey the reasonable orders of any member
of the Police or Fire Departments of the City of Long Branch in order to maintain
the public health, safety and welfare.
