§ 90-3. License requirements., Chapter 90. Garage Sales, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Lower Providence

License. No person shall conduct a yard sale, garage sale or auction upon his premises or the premises of another within the Township of Lower Providence without first obtaining a license from the Board.

License fee. The per day fee for a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be as established by Township resolution, which fee shall be paid in advance of the proposed sale to the Township Treasurer. All eleemosynary, philanthropic and religious institutions, charitable corporations and nonprofit corporations shall be exempt from payment of filing fee but shall execute the applications as required.

Application. For the purposes of this chapter, any person desiring to secure a license to conduct a yard sale, garage sale or auction shall, at least two weeks prior to the time and date set for the sale or auction, execute with the Township Office an application for such license and pay the fee aforesaid.

(1)

Form of application. The application shall contain the following information:

(a)

Place of sale or auction.

(b)

Time of sale or auction.

(c)

Name of owner of property.

(d)

Name or names of persons other than owner, if any, who will be conducting sale or auction.

(e)

Description of signs, if any, and the location thereof within the township.

(f)

Date or dates of prior sales or auctions.

(g)

Name or names to whom license shall be issued.

(h)

Placement of signs or handbills, if any.

(i)

Designation of rain date.

(2)

Application under oath. The person requesting said license and executing said application shall affix his signature, under oath, swearing or affirming that the facts set forth therein are true and correct.

(3)

Processing of application. The Township Manager or, in his absence, the Board of Supervisors of Lower Providence Township, shall designate an employee of Lower Providence Township as follows:

(a)

To receive and review the applications.

(b)

If in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, to issue the license.

(c)

To number the applications and licenses issued by year first and then consecutively thereafter from the beginning of each calendar year.

(4)

Payment of license fee. The payment of the license fee shall be due at the time the application is filed with the township and shall be due and payable for the purpose of processing the application, irrespective of the granting or denial of the license.

Limitation of license. No person may receive more than four licenses to conduct yard sales, garage sales or auctions on a specific property within residentially zoned districts in Lower Providence Township during any calendar year.

[Amended 8-4-1980 by Ord. No. 259]

(1)

Rescheduling of sale or auction. In the event of inclement weather or for some other reason the sale or auction shall be canceled on the day upon which it was to occur, the sale or auction can be rescheduled at the option of the license holder by filing a second application with the township.

(2)

Transfer of license. No license issued by the Board shall be transferable by the licensee to any other person, nor shall the place of the sale or auction be changed without cancellation of the license and issuance of a new license, upon application, to the new location.

Display of license. On the day of the sale or auction, the licensee or owner shall prominently display the license in position to be visible in front of the premises where the sale is being conducted.