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.
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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