HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1983/09/27 Item 14 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
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Meeting Date 9/ /83
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance 2 Amending Chapter 5.32 of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code, Relating to St.t; S 1 �ING AND ADOPTION
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Finance
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Vote: Yes No )
REVIEIt[D BY: City Manager,/
At the Council meeting of August 16, 1983, Council received a report from
staff on garage sale fees and enforcement procedures. After receiving this
report, Council directed staff to prepare amendments to the garage sale
ordinance clarifying the period during which a garage sale may be held and
providing for an increased license fee for people who fail to obtain the
license in a timely manner.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 5.32 of the Chula
Vista Municipal Code to allow for two garage sales per year which may run for
ten consecutive days and providing for a $3.00 license fee when licensed in
the field.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the garage sale ordinance, as stated in Section 5.32.010 of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code, is to allow homeowners to dispose of unwanted or
surplus household furnishings or other personal property while at the same
time preventing the expansion of commercial operations into the R-1 zone and
unfair competition with licensed revenue producing commercial and business
enterprises.
The definition of garage sales at Section 5.32.010 of the Code includes sales
of household furnishings and other personalty conducted on "any portion of the
premises" and is not limited to sales conducted strictly in a garage. It also
includes sales conducted by a combination of residential dwellers at a single
location and rummage sales or fundraising events for civic and charitable
purposes. There has been some concern over whether our definitions need
clarification, but I don't think this is necessary. Regardless of what name
is applied to the sale of household goods and personal property in the R-1
zone, it is the activity which is regulated and it will fall under the
definition of a garage sale.
The ordinance presently limits the period of the sale to ten days. People
naturally prefer to conduct these sales on weekends and there is the danger
that they will interpret this section to allow them to permit the sale on five
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consecutive weekends, each one counting as two days. The amendment would
clarify the limitation by stating that the ten days are consecutive so that
the sale could not extend beyond two interconnected weekends.
In addition, the amendment would provide for a $5.00 license fee when the
license was not obtained prior to the garage sale. This provision would
encourage people to get their license in a timely manner consistent with the
City Code and receive their license for $2.00.
When the amendments to the garage sale ordinance are approved, a notice will
be included in the Chula Vista Sanitary Service billings notifying residents
of all requirements of the ordinance and information will also be provided to
the local press. The recommended changes in the ordinance will not be
enforced until 30 days after notification to all residents in the City.
Finally, the amendment would do away with the definition of "identifiable
goods." It is difficult to understand why we chose to define this term when
it is not used anywhere within the ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT: $200-$300 additional revenue annually.
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