[R.O. 2014 §620.010; Ord. No. 297 §1, 10-14-1975]
As used in this Chapter, the terms "garage", "yard", "porch sales" and "inside sales" are hereby declared to have their usual and ordinary meaning and
include all sales in residential areas conducted on private property
by persons not holding a valid merchants license issued by the City
of Marshfield.
[R.O. 2014 §620.020; Ord. No. 297 §2, 10-14-1975; Ord. No. 1426 §1, 3-25-2010; Ord. No. 1707 §1, 6-9-2016]
A.
No
person shall advertise, conduct, carry on or permit any garage, patio,
yard, porch sale, inside sales or other similar sale, upon the grounds
of or within any dwelling within the City limits of the City of Marshfield,
without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk and/or their
representatives of the City of Marshfield allowing such sale. In order
to obtain such a permit the applicant must provide in writing the
name of the person or persons holding or conducting such sale, the
location of the sale, the date or dates such sale is to be held, the
hours that such sale is to be held and a general description of the
articles to be offered for sale. This Section shall not apply to any
person conducting any such sale at the location of a business holding
a valid and current merchants license issued by the City of Marshfield.
B.
No permit is required on the designated Citywide garage sales days,
which is the first Saturday of the month, between April and October.
[1]
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1426 §1, adopted March
25, 2010, repealed section 620.030 "charge for permit" in its entirety.
Former section 620.030 derived from ord. no. 297 §3, 10-14-75.
[R.O. 2014 §620.040; Ord. No. 297 §4, 10-14-1975; Ord. No. 1707 §1, 6-9-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise, conduct, carry
on or permit more than two (2) sales of the type required to have
a permit under the terms of this Chapter within a calendar year, nor
shall such a sale be held or be scheduled for more than three (3)
calendar days in any such calendar year. As used herein the term "person" shall also include all members of the immediate
family and all residents of the household of the person obtaining
the permit required. The Citywide garage sales on the first Saturday
of the month, between April and October, do not count towards the
two (2) sales allowed.
[Ord. No. 1707 §1, 6-9-2016]
Hours of operation for garage, yard, porch and inside sales
shall not be limited except Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., during the months that public schools are in session.
[R.O. 2014 §620.050; Ord. No. 297 §5, 10-14-1975]
No person shall advertise, sell or offer for sale at any sale
required to have a permit under the provisions of this Chapter, any
articles of personal property except such as have normally accumulated
in ordinary dwelling usage.
[R.O. 2014 §620.060; Ord. No. 297 §6, 10-14-1975; Ord. No. 1426 §1, 3-25-2010; Ord. No. 1707 §1, 6-9-2016]
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise any sale of
the type required to be registered and permit obtained under the terms
of this Chapter by any sign exceeding the size of three (3) feet by
two (2) feet. All signs shall show the permit number. All signs shall
be self-supporting; not attached to any stop sign, utility or light
poles, guy wires, parking signs or any property owned by the utility
company, City or State. Permission shall be obtained from property
owner where sign is located. No advertising signs shall be placed
upon any property within the said City without obtaining the express
permission of the owner of said property; no signs advertising said
sales shall be posted more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
start of said sale and all said signs shall be removed within eight
(8) hours from the time said sale is registered to end; all advertising
signs for sales shall show on the face thereof the name of the person
or persons conducting the said sale and the address where the sale
is to be conducted. No signs are allowed during Citywide garage sales,
except on the property of the sale.
[R.O. 2014 §620.070; Ord. No. 297 §7, 10-14-1975]
Each person holding a permit to conduct a sale shall keep said
permit at the location of said sale and shall produce said permit
for inspection by any Police Officer of the City of Marshfield or
any other City official.
