ORD 136ORDINANCE 136
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATION
OF SPECIAL SALES EVENTS
The City Council of the City of La Quinta does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11.88 is hereby added to the La Quinta
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 11.88
REGULATION OF SPECIAL SALE EVENTS
Sections-
11.88.010 Special sale event --Definition
11.88.020 Permit fee request
11.88.030 Advertising by signs
11.88.040 Terms of permit
11.88.010 Special sale event --Definition. "Special
sale events" shall include garage sales, yard sales, patio
sales and other similar event sales in residential
districts for the purpose of offering for sale household or
personal goods of the occupant of the premises where such
sale is permitted and is not intended for commercial sale
of goods purchased or acquired elsewhere for such special
sales events.
11.88.020 Permit required. No person shall
conduct a special sales event within a residential
district without having procured a permit from the city to
do so.
11.88.030 Advertising by signs. Persons granted a
permit to conduct a special sale event shall comply with the
provisions of the municipal code and zoning ordinance, s
regulating and controlling the use of signs, and failure to
comply shall result in the permit being revoked and cause
to deny future requests for a permit.
11.80.040. No sale may be held for any period longer
than 72 consecutive hours. Sales may not be conducted
earlier than 7:00 a.m., nor later than 7:00 p.m. No more
than 3 special sales events may be held at any residence in
any 12 month period.
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the
three places designated by resolution of the City Council; shall
cause this ordinance and its certification, together with proof of
posting, to be entered in the book of ordinance of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting
of the City Council held on this 4th day of April, 1989, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bosworth, Rushworth, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Council Member Bohnenberger
JOHN J11PEN Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
6AUNDRA L . Ji�ii�' , City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BARRY BR T, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
ORDIN01
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta,
California, do hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true
and correct copy of Ordinance No. 136 which was adopted at a
regular meeting held on the 4th day of April, 1989, not being
less than five days following date of introduction. I further
certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3)
places with the City of La Quinta.
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SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California