[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Garfield 4-6-1999 by Ord. No. 2263 (Ch. 177 of the 1979 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing Authority — See Ch. 30.
Certificates of continued occupancy — See Ch. 105.
Dwelling certificates — See Ch. 128.
Dwelling and rooming units — See Ch. 131.
Relocation assistance — See Ch. 252.
Every person, firm, corporation or association owning or claiming to own any personal property located in the City of Garfield and intending to move in or to move out of the City of Garfield or to transport such personal property, or to cause the same to be moved or transported in or out of the City of Garfield, for the purpose of changing his or its place of residence or business, shall, at least 24 hours prior to such removal or transportation, make written application for a permit for such removal or transportation to the Chief of Police, which application shall state:
A. 
The name or names of the person, firm, corporation or association owning or claiming to own such personal property.
B. 
The address from which such personal property is to be removed or transported.
C. 
The address to which such personal property is to be removed or transported.
D. 
The time at which such removal is intended to take place.
E. 
The means intended to be employed for such removal.
The application provided for in § 216-1 hereof shall be on forms prepared in the office of the Chief of Police of the City of Garfield. A copy of each application shall be forthwith filed with the office of the Chief of Police, and all applications shall be deemed public documents and shall be open for public inspection in the office of the Chief of Police daily between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except on Sundays, holidays and Saturday afternoons.
The applicant shall pay a fee of $5 to the Chief of Police upon filing said application and for issuance of a permit.
Upon execution and approval of the foregoing application, the applicant shall receive from the Chief of Police a permit for the transfer of such personal property, and such permit shall, upon request, be exhibited to any police officer.
Any person, firm, corporation or association applying for a removal permit who shall give to the Chief of Police any fictitious name or address or shall fail or refuse to give the correct location or destination of such personal property intended to be moved or the correct name of the owner of such personal property shall be deemed to have violated this chapter.
The moving or transportation of personal property shall be limited to the hours between sunup and 10:00 p.m. The moving or transportation of personal property shall not take place on the Sabbath day, commonly known as "Sunday;" however, in the event that the last day of the month or the first day of the month falls on a Sunday, this restriction shall not apply.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department of the City of Garfield to enforce this chapter. A summons or summonses shall be issued to such owner or owners of personal property, or their agent in charge of same, who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 4-25-2006 by Ord. No. 2457]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $2,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.