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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3931
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
ADDING SECTIONS TO TITLE IV (BUILDING REGULATTONS)
OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" ADDING
DEFINITIONS AND REGULATING SALES ACTIVITIES ON
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES COMMONL�Y REFERRED TO AS
GARAGE SALES AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing subsections (G) and (P) of Section 4-702 of
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Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" are hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 4-702 (G) 1 . GARP,GE SALE. Shall mean and
include all general sales, open to the public, conducted from or on a
residential premises in any residential zone, as defined by the zoning
ordinance, for the purpose of disposing of personal property including,
but not limited to, all sales entitled "garage" , "lawn, " "yard, "
"attic, " "porch, " "room, " "backyard, " "patio, " "flea market, " or
"rummage" sale. This definition shall not include a situation where
no more than five (5) specific items are held out for sale and all
advertisement of such sale specifically names those items to be sold.
2 . GREENBELT: An area designated on the Land Use
Element of the Comprehensive Plan intended for open space, recrea�ion
very low density residential uses, agriculture, geographic relief
between uses, or other compatible low intensity use .
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Section 4-702- (P) 1 . PERSONAL PROPERTY: Shall mean
property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an individual or
members of his or her residence and does not include merchandise which
was purchased for resale or obtained on consignment.
2 . PUBLIC GARAGE: Any premises used for the storage or
housing or more than three (3) towable or motor-driven vehicles, or
where such vehicles are repaired or kept for hire or sale.
SECTION II: Existing subsection (I) of Section 4-722 ,
Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code
of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended by
adding the following subsection:
Section 4-722 (I) 15 . Garage sales as defined in Section
4-702 (G) shall not be considered as an allowable home occupation.
Exemptions and conditions for garage sales shall include:
(a) Incidental garage sales consisting of no more than
one (1) such sale per calendar quarter, and no more than three (3) within
the same calendar year and with no such sale continuing for more than
two (2) days, shall be exempt from this Section.
(b) Garage sales shall be supervised and are the responsi-
bility of the occupant or the tenant who occupies the dwelling unit.
This person shall not permit vehicles to impede the passage of traffic on
any roads or streets in the area of the person' s property.
(c) Goods are not to be displayed in public rights-of-way.
(d) Signs advertising such sales shall not be attached
to any public structures, signs, or traffic control devises nor to any
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utility poles. Signs may only be placed on property owned by person
conducting the sale or on property where an owner gives consent to post
such sign. All such signs shall be removed twenty-four (24) hours
after the sale is completed.
(e) A garage sale which violates one or more of the above
conditions shall be considered a business and must be brought into
compliance with all requirements for business uses, including compliance
with the Zoning Code .
(f) Any person found in violation of this section shall be
informed in writing by the Building and Zoning Department of the violation
and shall be given fourteen (14) days to comply with this section. Following
this action, if a subsequent garage sale is conducted in violation of
this section, each day the sale is conducted shall be considered a separate
violation and shall be subject to the following penalty.
(g) Penalty: Any person conducting any garage sale as
defined herein in Section 4-702 (G) without being properly licensed
therefor or who shall violate any of the other terms and regulations
of this Ordinance, shall upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty-
five ($25 .00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100 .00) dollars or to
be imprisoned for a period of not to exceed ten (10) days for each violation.
SECTION III: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,
approval and thirty (30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of August, 1985 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of August, 1985 .
Approved as to form �Q��W.'�'1• <���t,fL�C�
Barbara Y. Shinpoc7i, Mayor
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Lawrence J. W�ren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: August 16 , 1985