As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GARAGE SALE
All general sales open to the public conducted from or on
a residential premises for the purpose of disposing, by sale, barter
or otherwise, personal property, including but not limited to all
sales entitled "garage," "lawn," "yard," "attic," "porch," "rummage,"
"room," "backyard," "patio," or "estate." This definition shall not
include a situation where no more than three specific items are held
out for sale, and all advertisements of such sale specifically name
those items to be sold.
GARAGE SALE SIGN
A temporary sign no larger than two feet by two feet indicating
the location, time, and date of a garage sale within the Borough.
PERSON
Includes natural persons, corporations, charitable or religious
institutions or nonprofit corporations, homeowners' associations,
unincorporated associations and family and neighborhood groups.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an individual
or members of his or her residence and acquired in the normal course
of living or in maintaining that residence and not acquired elsewhere;
no consignments.
All garage sales shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, or 12:00 p.m. and 3:00
p.m. on Sunday.
For the purposes of this chapter, any person desiring to secure
a permit to conduct a garage sale shall, at least one week prior to
the date and time set for such sale, complete and submit to the Borough
Clerk an application for the issuance of a permit and shall pay the
required fee. Said application shall be in such form as the Borough
may establish and contain the following information:
A. The name of the person, firm, group, corporation, association or
organization conducting the sale.
B. The name of the owner of the property, the names of the person or
persons and their addresses and telephone numbers if other than the
owners, who will be participating in said garage sale and consent
of the owner if the applicant is other than the owner.
C. The location at which the sale is to be conducted.
D. The dates and times of such sale.
E. The relationship or connection the 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.
F. Whether or not the applicant has been issued any other vendor's
license by any local, state or federal agency.
G. A sworn statement of affirmation by the person signing that the information
therein given is full and true and known to him to be so.
The Borough Clerk shall receive applications and the required
filing fee and if, upon review of the application, the same is in
compliance with the requirements of this chapter and any regulations
promulgated hereunder, shall issue the permit, and said Clerk shall
number the applications and permits in chronological order beginning
with the current year and the number.
No permit issued by the Borough shall be to any other individual,
nor shall the place of sale be changed without cancellation of the
permit and issuance of a new permit upon application and payment of
the required fee for the new location.
Any person, family group, corporation or other entity conducting
any such sale or similar activity without being properly permitted
therefor or who shall violate or fail to comply with any terms and
provisions of this chapter or any other rules, regulations or provisions
adopted or approved by the Council shall be deemed in violation of
this chapter and shall be punishable in a fine not to exceed $300
per offense. Each day that such sale or violation continues without
being permitted shall be considered and shall constitute a separate
offense.