[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Islip 1-7-86.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Issuance of licenses and permits — See Ch. 31.
Peddlers — See Ch. 39.
Solicitors and canvassers — See Ch. 46.
Trespassing — See Ch. 58.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 13. Sales
of Personal Property adopted 11-8-72, as amended 3-21-78.
It is the intent of this enactment to preserve the character of residential
areas. In order to further this intent, personal property sales will be regulated.
As used in this chapter the following words will have the following
meanings:
Organizations or corporations for pleasure, recreation and other
not-for-profit purposes, substantially all of the activities of which are
for such purposes and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit
of any member, employee or shareholder.
The mean solar day of twenty-four (24) hours beginning at mean midnight.
A parcel of land, exclusive of street areas, used or designed to
be used by one (1) use or building or by a related group of uses or buildings
and the accessory uses or buildings customarily incident thereto, including
such open spaces.
An individual.
Tangible objects which are temporary and movable, including but not
limited to clothes, furniture, vehicles, tools, jewelry, household items and
books.
The offering of more than five (5) items of tangible personal property
for sale, including a "garage sale," "lawn sale," "attic sale," "rummage sale,"
"flea market sale" or any similar sale which occurs on a lot on which a dwelling
is located.
A person who has his principal place of abode in the Town of Islip.
A person who sells or contracts to sell goods.
B.
Before any permit will be issued, the following information
must be presented to the Town Clerk:
(1)
The name of the person conducting the personal property
sale.
(2)
The name of the owner of the lot on which the personal
property sale is to be conducted and the consent of the owner if the applicant
is other than the owner.
(3)
The location of the proposed personal property sale.
(4)
Proof acceptable to the Town Clerk that the lot on which
the personal property sale is to be conducted is the seller's residence.
(5)
The number of days of the personal property sale.
(6)
The date of any previous personal property sale.
A.
A permit for a personal property sale is valid only for
the dates indicated thereon.
B.
A personal property sale shall not exceed two (2) consecutive
calendar days.
C.
No more than two (2) personal property sales may be permitted
per year, per lot.
D.
During a personal property sale, the permit must be at
all times displayed so that it is clearly visible from the street.
The permit fee shall be established by the Town Board.
A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for a time not to exceed ten
(10) days, or both.
This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage, approval
and recording according to law.