90-83 New sect 741.071 - display household goods for sale

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ORDINANCE NO. 90-83 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to supplement Chapter 741 of the Business Regu- lation Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood by enacting new Section 741.071 to prohibit the display for sale of household goods and furnish- ings from front yards and front porches of non-retail occupancies. WHEREAS, the public display of household goods and furnishings from front porches and front yards by the residents thereof offering same for sale create unsightly conditions throughout the residential areas of the City, and WHEREAS, in order to eliminate such a detrimental effect upon the aesthetic beauty of the City, this Council determines that the display of merchandise for sale by residents from their home should be confined to the rear yard area of the premises, and WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health and welfare; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Chapter 741 of the Business Regulation Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood shall be and the same is hereby sup- plemented by enacting new Section 741.071 to read as follows: 741.071 DISPLAY FOR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNISHINGS FROM NON-RETAIL OCCUPANCIES. No person shall display for sale, any household goods, furnishings or personal effects, including clothing, in any area of non-retail occupied premises upon which said goods are displayed other than from the rear yard as defined in Section 1101.37 of the Zoning Code and/or the garage, if any, situated thereon. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 3. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. Approved~~