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Home My WebLink AboutWS Item 02 - Garage Sales � � �� MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER �`'iy ,f J SCOTT WILLIAMS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES C�^�'6°�'� DIRECTOR MEETING DATE: JUNE 1, 2010 SUBJECT: WORKSHOP ITEM—GARAGE SALES Due to complaints from some Grapevine residents; Council Member Freed has requested that City Council consider an ordinance regulating garage sales. The Zoning Ordinance does not currently specifically address garage sales, leaving staff few options for enforcement when a resident has an excessive number of sales. Code Enforcement has Ioosely interpreted the home occupation provisions of the Zoning Ordinance when dealing with such cases. However, there is nothing in the ordinance that addresses the length of time for garage sales, nor the number that may be held. Attached are the survey results from twelve area cities relative to permitting of garage sales. Eight of the cities surveyed require a permit and four do not. Of the eight cites which require a permit, four do not charge a fee for the permit. - Garage sale permit fees range from $2.50 to $10.00. The frequency of garage sales allowed in most cities was no more than twa per calendar year, not to exceed three consecutive days. In addition to garage sales conducted at individual residences, some cites regulated neighborhood/community garage sales as well. Council Member Freed has suggested that the number of sales be limited in Grapevine, but that no permit or fees should be required. This will enable staff to enforce complaints when a resident is having an inordinate number of sales, but will not place a burden on citizens that wish to have sales that comply with the ordinance. Should City Council wish to proceed with an ordinance amendment, staff will prepare a draft to present to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Council in the near future. 0:1ZCU1wk.garage sales.doc 5/27/2010 RESIDENTIAL/NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE CITY GARAGE SALE Arlington, TX Permit— None required Frequency— No more than two (2) per calendar year and not to exceed three (3) consecutive days Fee— No fee Signs — Number, placement and size are all regulated Bedford, TX Permit— Required Frequency— No more than four (4) times per calendar year and not to exceed seventy two (72) hours Fee—$10.00 for three signs, up to finro (2) additional signs my be purchased at $2.00 each (must use city issued signs) Signs — Number, placement and type are all regulated based on the garage sale permit � Colleyville, Permit— None required � TX Frequency— Up to ten (10) times per year F�e— None Signs —One (1) sign per street frontage, where there is an existing residence Neighborhood sales - Neighborhood garage sales must be sponsored by a homeowners association {HOA), two (2) signs per subdivision entrance Euless, TX Permit— Required Frequency— No more than two (2) per calendar year and not to exceed three consecutive calendar days Fee—$5.00 Signs —One (1) sign provided by the city to be placed on the premises. Three (3) additional signs may be issued by the city for placement in remote locations Flower Permit— None required Mound, TX Frequency— No more than two (2) per calendar year and not to exceed three (3) consecutive calendar days Fee — None Signs — Number, area, height, setback based on Temporary Commercial Sign ordinance � — C�� GARAGE SALE � _ -� Fort Worth, Permit— Required TX Frequency— No more than two (2) per calendar year and not to exceed three (3) consecutive calendar days Fee — None Signs — One on-premise sign allowed. All other signs are considered a violation Grand Permit— Required Prairie, TX Frequency— No more than finro (2) per calendar year and not to exceed three (3) consecutive calendar days Fee — None Signs —All signs require a "permit tag". The number, area, height, setback are all regulated Neighborhood/Community sales -shall be exempt from these requirements provided a special event has been approved through building inspections Irving, TX Permit— Required Frequency— No more than finro (2) per calendar year and not to , —� exceed seventy-two (72) hours ' Fee — None Signs — One (1) sign permitted on-premise, no more four(4) signs permitted off-premise. Size of sign is also regulated Keller, TX Permit— None required Frequency— Not regulated Fee — None Signs — One (1) per subdivision entrance for a neighborhood garage sale Neighborhood/Community sales - shall be limited to no more-than � two (2) times per year. A permit is required for the signs but there is no fee required for the sign. Lewisville, Permit— Required TX Frequency— shall be limited to no more than finro (2) times per year and not to exceed three (3) consecutive calendar days Fee — $2.50 Signs — One (1) on-premise sign permitted, r�ot to exceed two (2) square feet. Remote signs are illegal. 1 i C�TY GARAGE SALE Mansfteld, Permi#— Required TX Frequency— No more than three (3) tirnes per caiendar year and nat to exeeed thr�e (3) consecutive calendar days Fee — $5.00 Signs — No more than (3) signs, one (9) on-premise and two (2) off- premise are permitted - area and placement are regulated , Sauthlake, Permit— None required � TX Frequency— No more than two (2}times per calendar year and not to exceed seventy twa (72} hours Fee— None Signs — Up to four (4) signs, one (1) on-site and three (3) off-site-- sign p(acement is regulated 11 1` i' i 1 &- . Arlington Bedford Colleyville Euless Flower Fort Worth Grand Irving Keller Lewisville Mansfield Southlake Mound Prairie Permit Required YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES NO YES YES NO No more than No more than No more than No more than No more than No more than No more than Shall be limited to no No more than three (3) No more than two (2) per four (4) times two (2) per two (2) per two (2) per two (2) per two (2) per more than times per two (2) times calendar year per calendar Up to ten (10) calendar year calendar year calendar year calendar year calendar year two (2) times calendar year per calendar Frequency and not to exceed three year and not times per and not to exceed three and not to exceed three and not to and not to exceed three and not to Not regulated per year and and not to year and not (3) to exceed year consecutive (3) exceed three (3) exceed not to exceed exceed three to exceed consecutive seventy two calendar days consecutive consecutive consecutive seventy two three (3) (3) seventy two days (72) hours calendar days calendar days calendar days (72) hours consecutive consecutive (72) hours calendar days calendar days Fee None $10.00 None $5.00 None None None None None $2.50 $5.00 None see signs) Number, placement One (1) sign and type are provided by all regulated the city to be One (1) sign No more than based on the placed on the Number, One (1) on- All signs permitted on- One (1) on- (3) signs, one Up to four (4) Number, garage sale permit - One (1) sign per street premises - height, area, g, setback premise sign require a „ remiseno p, more four (4) One (1) per premise sign permitted, not (1) on - premise and signs, one (1) Signs placement $10.00 for frontage, three (3) additional based on allowed. All other signs permit tag - the number, sins g subdivision entrance for a to exceed two two (2) off - on -site and three (3) off - and size are three signs, where there is signs may be Temporary are area, height, permitted off- neighborhood (2) square premise are site - sign all regulated up to two (2) an existing issued by the Commercial considered a setback are premise - garage sale feet -remote permitted - placement is additional residence city for Sign violation all regulated size of sign is signs are area and regulated signs my be placement in ordinance also regulated illegal placement purchased at remote are regulated $2.00 each locations (must use city issued signs) Shall be Shall be exempt form limited to no these more than requirements two (2) times Neighborhood g provided a per year. A Community special event permit is sales has been required for approved the signs but through there is no building fee required inspections. for the si n,