[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 1]
The sale or offering for sale of 10 or more new, used or secondhand
items of personal property at any one residential premises at any
one time.
Includes all sales in residential areas entitled "garage sale,"
"yard sale," "tag sale," "porch sale," "lawn sale," "attic sale,"
"basement sale," "rummage sale," "flea market sale," or any similar
casual sale of tangible personal property.
Includes any goods, warehouse merchandise or other personal
property capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
The owner or lessee of the premises.
Individual, partnership, family group, volunteer association
and corporations.
All residential dwelling located within any type zoning district,
whether or not said areas or not said areas are residential, business,
commercial or otherwise, within the geographic boundary of the Township
of Darby.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a garage sale
in the Township of Darby without first filing with the Township Manager
the information hereinafter specified and obtaining a license to do
so, which license shall be known as a "garage sale license."
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 3]
The information to be filed with the Township Manager pursuant
to this Part shall be as follows:
A.
The name of the person, firm, group, corporation, association or
organization conducting said sale.
B.
The name of the owner or lessee of the property on which the sale
is to be conducted.
C.
Location of the sale.
D.
The number of days of the sale.
E.
The date of nature of any past sales.
F.
A sworn statement or affirmation by the person signing that the information
given is true and known to him/her to be so.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 4]
1.
A license to conduct a garage sale shall be issued to any person
no more than two times within a twelve-month period; and no such license
shall be issued for more than two consecutive calendar days, but it
may be extended if the sale is rained out, with approval of Township
Manager.
2.
Each license issued must be displayed on the premises and be visible
from the street upon which the garage sale is conducted throughout
the entire period of the license sale.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 5]
In the event of inclement weather, all persons who have been
issued a license for a particular day or dates, pursuant to this Part,
shall be permitted to utilize their license on an alternate date.
Such dates must be supplied to Township Manager at least seven days
prior to the new date.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 6]
The person to whom the license is issued shall be responsible
for the maintenance of good order and decorum on the premises during
all hours of such sale or activity. No such person shall permit any
loud or boisterous conduct on said premises, nor permit vehicles to
impede the passing of traffic on any road, street or driveway in the
area of such premises. All such persons shall obey the reasonable
orders of any member of the Police Department, the Fire Marshal or
the Manager of the Township of Darby in order to maintain the public
safety and welfare of the residents. All licensed premises shall,
at all times, be subject to such reasonable rules as may be made,
from time to time, by the Township Manager, Chief of Police and Fire
Marshal, or any of their agents or any other duly authorized representative
of the Township of Darby.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 7]
All garage sales shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 8]
No signs for advertising or directing customers are to be posted
on any place other than the premises of the licenses. The sign is
not to exceed two feet by two feet in size, cannot be placed on the
premises earlier than one week prior to the sale and must be removed
immediately after the sale.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 9]
There shall be no person or sales exempted from the provisions
of this Part.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 10]
This part shall be enforced by the Township Manager, police,
Fire Marshal and Code Enforcement Officers. It shall be their duty
to investigate any violations or complaints of this Part coming to
their attention. Any violation found shall be prosecuted before the
District Court.
[Ord. 636, 6/14/2000, § 11]
Any person, association or corporation conducting any such sale
or similar activity without being properly licensed, or who shall
violate any of the regulations of this Part shall, upon conviction,
be fined no less than $25 no more than $100 for each violation. Each
day that such sale continues without being duly licensed shall be
considered a separate violation.
