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City of Valley Park, MO
St. Louis County
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Cross Reference — As to housing and property maintenance, §§500.021 et seq.
[R.O. 2013 §620.010; CC 1984 §9-291; Ord. No. 483 §2, 6-1-1970]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the word "person" shall include an individual person or any firm, association, company, corporation or any other group of persons operating together or any other legal entity.
[R.O. 2013 §620.020; CC 1984 §9-292; Ord. No. 483 §8, 6-1-1970]
If a violation of this Chapter shall be discovered, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to cause the immediate abatement of said violation and to prosecute the proper person for operating or permitting to be operated a sale in violation of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2013 §620.030; CC 1984 §9-293; Ord. No. 483 §3, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 507 §1, 10-20-1971]
No person shall operate or permit to be operated within the City any rummage sale, garage sale or private auction sale without first having obtained a permit from the City.
[R.O. 2013 §620.040; CC 1984 §9-294; Ord. No. 483 §6, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 507 §2, 10-20-1971; Ord. No. 840 §1, 2-3-1986]
A. 
No permit for a rummage, garage or private auction sale shall be issued unless the applicant shall upon his/her application clearly show that the sale shall be conducted in an orderly fashion; the application shall more particularly show that:
1. 
The sale will be conducted in an enclosed portion of an existing structure.
2. 
The exterior of the premises where the sale is to be conducted is to be kept free of any debris, litter or items offered for sale.
3. 
The on-premises advertising for said sale shall be limited to one (1) double- or single-faced sign not more than twelve (12) square feet in size.
4. 
Each applicant issued a permit hereunder shall be responsible for the pickup of all on-premises and off-premises signs used to advertise said rummage sale or garage sale.
[R.O. 2013 §620.050; CC 1984 §9-295; Ord. No. 483 §4, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 840 §2, 2-3-1986]
Each residential household within the City shall be entitled to receive not more than two (2) permits per year for either a rummage sale or garage sale, all of which shall be issued by the City Clerk upon proper application at no cost to the applicant resident.
[R.O. 2013 §620.060; CC 1984 §9-297; Ord. No. 483 §5, 6-1-1970; Ord. No. 840 §4, 2-3-1986]
Each permit under this Chapter issued to an applicant for a sale to be held within the City shall be for a term not to exceed two (2) consecutive days and no such sales shall be granted or permitted for any period which includes a Sunday.