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AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBER FELICIA A. MOORE AS SUBSTITUTED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AMENDING CHAPTER 74, ARTICLE V OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY CREATING SECTION 175, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LIMITING THE NUMBER OF TIMES GARAGE/YARD SALES MAY BE HELD IN A CALENDAR YEAR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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| Department: | Office of the Municipal Clerk | Sponsors: | Council President Felicia A Moore |
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| Category: | Personal Paper | Functions: | None Required |
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Item Discussion(Referred back to CDHR by Full Council 7/21/14; Held 7/29/14 at the request of the author for further review.) BodyWHEREAS, Chapter 74 of the City of Atlanta (“City”) Code of Ordinance establishes regulations for the environment within the City; and WHEREAS, the City has no policies to regulate the operation of garage/yard sales; and WHEREAS, multiple cities in the Metro Atlanta area, including Decatur, Douglasville, East Point, Peachtree City, Roswell, and Sandy Springs have enacted legislation that regulates garage/yard sales; and WHEREAS, multiple counties in the Metro Atlanta area, including Douglas and Gwinnett, have also enacted legislation that regulates garage/yard sales; and WHEREAS, the City desires to regulate the number of times individuals, churches and nonprofits may hold a garage/yard sale in a calendar year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, as follows: SECTION 1: City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances Chapter 74 (entitled “Environment”), Article V (“Nuisances”) shall be amended to create Section 175 and shall read as follows: Article V- Nuisances Section 74-175. - Garage/Yard Sales It shall constitute a nuisance for any person to commit the following acts: (1) To hold more than four (4) garage/yard sales per calendar year. Such sale shall be conducted at such location for not more than three (3) days. For purposes of this article, a Garage Sale means a sale or any other commercial transaction including, but not limited to, the trading or sale from a residential location within the city for the purpose of selling or trading clothing, furniture, household items, dishes, antiques, and any and all other personal property of every type and description. The term garage sale shall include yard sales, carport sales, and all other similar types of sales or events. Secs. 74-176-74-200. Reserved. SECTION 2: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval. SECTION 3: All ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby waived for purposes of this ordinance only, and only to the extent of said conflict.
Meeting History
| RESULT: | REFERRED WITHOUT OBJECTION | |
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| RESULT: | APPROVED ON SUBSTITUTE [4 TO 0] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Kwanza Hall, Joyce M Sheperd | | ABSTAIN: | Keisha Lance Bottoms | | ABSENT: | Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow |
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| RESULT: | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | MOVER: | Felicia A Moore, Councilmember, District 9 | | AYES: | Michael Julian Bond, Mary Norwood, Andre Dickens, Carla Smith, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Cleta Winslow, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Alex Wan, Yolanda Adrean, Felicia A Moore, Clarence "C. T." Martin, Joyce M Sheperd | | ABSENT: | Kwanza Hall, Howard Shook, Keisha Lance Bottoms |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Kwanza Hall, Joyce M Sheperd, Cleta Winslow | | ABSENT: | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Kwanza Hall, Joyce M Sheperd, Cleta Winslow |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Joyce M Sheperd, Cleta Winslow | | ABSENT: | Kwanza Hall |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Kwanza Hall, Joyce M Sheperd | | ABSENT: | Cleta Winslow |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Joyce M Sheperd, Cleta Winslow | | ABSENT: | Kwanza Hall |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Andre Dickens, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Kwanza Hall, Joyce M Sheperd, Cleta Winslow |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens | | ABSENT: | Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood, Ivory Lee Young Jr. | | ABSENT: | Joyce M Sheperd, Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Mary Norwood, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr. | | ABSENT: | Cleta Winslow, Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [4 TO 0] | | | AYES: | Michael Julian Bond, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens | | AWAY: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens | | ABSENT: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Mary Norwood |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [4 TO 0] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr. | | AWAY: | Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood, Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [4 TO 0] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens | | AWAY: | Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [UNANIMOUS] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Mary Norwood, Joyce M Sheperd, Ivory Lee Young Jr., Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | HELD IN COMMITTEE [4 TO 0] | | | AYES: | Natalyn Mosby Archibong, Michael Julian Bond, Cleta Winslow, Ivory Lee Young Jr. | | ABSENT: | Mary Norwood, Joyce M Sheperd | | AWAY: | Andre Dickens |
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| RESULT: | QUADRENNIALY TERMINATED | |
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