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,
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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
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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