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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 17, 1988 (104)COUNCIL C 0 M M U N I CATI0n. TO : THE CITY OJ[.JI\T L COUNCIL MEETING DATE FROM: THE CIIY MANAGER'S OFFICE AUGUST 17, 1988 SUBJECT: D^AFT AMENDED GARAGE SALE Cl2Dl[iAlVCE PREPARED BY: City Attorney BACKGROUND Il4;0RMATUN- The attached draft of an amended garage sale ordinance has been prepared pursuant to the direction of the Council provided to staff at the Council meeting of August 3, 1988. A directed, the modified ordinance makes the following changes: 1. All provisions for requiring a permit have been deleted. The provisions of the ordinance are now explicitly limited to residential property only.. 2_ Addressing the concern over the length of time provided for such sales, persons or groups are now allowed to have two garage sales per year of no more than three days' duration each, or a single garage sale each year for a total of six days' duration. ORDKVA CE N0, 1431 AN ORDNANM OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMR4DDU TTTLE 9 OF THE LORI MUNICIPAL CODE, BY ADDM THERETO CHAPTER 9.20, REGULATM THE CONDUCT OF GARAGE SALES. BE IT ORDAll,M BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL: SECTION 1. Lodi Municipal Code Title 9 - Public Peace, Morals and Welfare - is hereby amended by adding thereto Chapter 9.20 - Regulating The Conduct of Garage Sales - as follows: 9.20.010. Garage sale defined; "Garage sale" shall mean a yard sale, patio sale, garage sale, or any similar sale of merchandise consisting of personal items, by an individual or group, for profit, 4 when the merchandise to be sold is offered to the general public, all .of which sales shall be conducted_ within, a building and/or on private property in residential zones "Garage sale. shall not include items purchased ;far resale. 9.20.020 Time, place and manner restrictions. A. Garage: sal es;,,shal1 be limited to two per calendar year, of. a duration :not longer than three consecutive ' days, or`one, garage °sale per calendar year for a duration of not more than'six days :for each person, family, group or location. Such garage sales shall not be conducted before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on the permitted days. C. Garage sales shall not be restricted as to location because of the zoning regulations, except that such sales may be conducted on private property and shall not be garage sale in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction. SECTION _2_ All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed insofar_ as such conflict may exist. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi T,bAs Sentinel", a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall be in force and take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval. I further certify that Ordinance No. 1431 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law. ALICE M. REIMCHE C i t y Clerk Approved as to Form BOBBY W. McNATT City Attorney