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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1969 AN ORDINANCE relating to yard sales and amending Section 5.52.020 of Chapter 5.52 of the Pasco Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 5.52.020 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.52.020 YARD SALES. (a) Yard sales shall be limited to two such sales in each calendar year for each individual household. Any sale shall not be conducted for a continuous period of more than three calendar days. (b) Merchandise offered for sale at a yard sale must consist of used or secondhand material owned by the person granted the permit or members of the individual household for a period of not less than six months prior to the date of such sale, except that in the case of a person leaving the community, a shorter period of ownership will be allowed providing the merchandise was purchased for actual use by the person or member of the individual household and that the necessity for such sale of the merchandise could not have -been foreseen at the time of purchase. Intended sale of merchandise owned for less than six months shall be listed in the application for a permit. (c) Any individual household before conducting any yard sale must have a permit. Such a permit is obtained by making written application to the city clerk. The application must be signed by a member of the individual household eighteen years of age or older and shall describe the type of material to be sold, the location and dates of the sale, and the listing of any material owned less than six months which is to be offered for sale. (d) Upon completion and approval of the application a permit shall be issued containing the information shown in the application. A permit shall not be renewable until thirty (30) days after the expiration of the previous permit and a fee of five ($5.00) dollars shall be required for each permit issued. (e) Any permits issued under this section shall not be restricted as to location because of zoning regulations except that such sale must be conducted on private property and shall not be permitted on sidewalks, alleys, streets, or any other public way. Location shall be limited to property occupied by the person signing the application for the permit. (f) Any sale shall be conducted in an orderly manner and shall not constitute a public nuisance nor hazard to persons or property. -2 - Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full. force and effect after its passage and publication as required by law. PASSED by the Council of the City.of Pasco this 10 day of July , 1978. Chet Bailie, Mayor ATT E e ls, Deputy City Clerk AS TO FORM: trick T. Roach. Acting City Attorney