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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3426 06/05/1984ORDINANCE NO. 3426 AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR GARAGE SALES IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE 5th DAY OF JUNE , 1984 Published in pamphlet form by authority of the corporate authorities of the village of Mount Prospect, Illinois, the 5th day of June, 1984 ~27V ORDINANCE NO. 3426 AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR GARAGE SALES IN THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT~ ILLINOIS WHEREAS, this Village acknowledges that there is a ]stomary practice among homeowners to conduct "Garage Sales" from ime to time for the purpose of selling used and unwanted household tems; and WHEREAS, such sales activities have become the subject of buse by certain residents who have used their residence property ~ or the purpose of buying and selling second-hand and other personal roperty items; and L WHEREAS, such sales activities' have oftentimes involved t~e lacement of signs advertising the same on public sidewalk and other ublic right of way areas; many of which signs have remained thereqn fter the sale has ended without any efforts being made by the ~ esidents concerned to remove the same; and f WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the ublic that such limited sales activities from residential roperties be regulated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIf SECTION ONE: Chapter 23 entitled "Offenses and iscellaneous Regulations" of the Village Code of Mount Prospect, llinois, 1981 as amended is hereby further amended by adding hereto a new Article XVIII, to be entitled "Garage Sales; and to ead as follows: "ARTICLE XVIII Garage Sales Section: 23.1801. Definitions. 23.1802. Permit Required. 23.1803. Limit on Length and Frequency of Sales. 23.1804. Signs 23.1805. Location of Sale 23.1806. Penalty Sec. 23.1801. Definitions. For the purpose of this Article, the term "garage sale" shall mean and refer to those occasional sales of used or surplus houshold goods, wares and other items of personal property owned by the occupier of the residence premises where such sale is hell or owned collectively by a group of persons, including the occupier of the premises where such sale is held, and suc~ sale shall include sales commonly known as basement sales, house sales, yard sales, attic sales, rummage sales, esta! sales or other similar occasional sales conducted on an infrequent and unscheduled basis from residentially zoned premises. The term "garage sale" shall not include bulk sales, the sale of multiple new items of the same description, and the sale of consigned merchandise; nor shall said sale include the sale of junk or antique items as a business activity by a person involved therein as a junk or antique dealer. e ~ A5 N~ A£ Vi The term "person" as used herein shall mean and Kefer to any individual, firm or corporation, except for charitable or religious organizations. Sec. 23.1802. Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or allow the conducting of a garage sale as defined herein on premises zoned or used for residential purposes without first obtaining a permit to conduct such sale. The applicant shall apply for and obtain such a permit from the Village Clerk of this Village at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the date of such sale. Permits may be obtained in person or by mail and there shall be no fee for such permit. Each permit shall be prominently displayed on the premises covered by the permit in such a manner as to be easily visible to persons passing by the premises on a public street. Sec. 23.1803. Limit on Length and Frequency of Sales. Garage sales shall be permitted for three (3) consecutive days between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and sunset of each day. Not more than three (3) garage sales shall be conducted on the same premises within any calendar year, and there shall be a minimum of thirty (30) days between each such sale. In the event of rain occurring during the hours of sale on any day within a three (3) day sale period, such sale period shall be extended an additional day for each such day of rain, however, no such garage sale shall exceed a total of three (3) dry days. Sec. 23.1804. Signs. Ail signs advertising a garage sale shall be removed no later than nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. on the third and last day of such sale. Sec. 23.1805. Location of Sale. A garage sale as provide~ herein shall be conducted from the residence premises of the person obtaining a permit therefor. It shall be unlawful for any person to display for sale or to conduct sale of any household goods, wares, or other items of merchandise and perosnal property, on any public sidewalk, or public right-of-way. Sec. 23.1806. Penalty. Any person violating any provisio of this Article shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) or more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense. Each day that such a violation occurs or continues, shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense." ]TION TWO: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form in accordance :h law. :SED and APPROVED: :S: Arthur, ~S: None :ENT ~one This Farley, Floros, ~EST: lage Clerk 5thday of June , 1984 Murauskis, Van Geem, Wattenberg Village~President