HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-15 09-09 CCO CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
ORDINANCE NO. 68 -15
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE OF CHRISTMAS TREES,
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING FOR LICENSING AND
PENALTIES
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 23 of the City Ordinances is hereby amended by the
addition thereto of the following:
Section 23 -1301. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, firm or corporation
shall engage in the business of sellina Christmas trees in the City of Brooklyn
Center wiithout first applvina for and receivina a license as hereafter provided.
Section 23 -1302. APPLICATION. The application for license for selling
Christmas trees shall be made. to the Citv Clerk and shall be accompanied by a
seasonal fee of $15.00. The license will expire on Tanuary 5 of the year following
its issuance. A separate license shall be required for each place of sale.
Section 23 -1303. DEPOSIT. A sum of $100.00 in cash or cashier's check
shall be deposited with the Citv Clerk at the time of application to insure that
S the site of sale shall be cleaned and cleared of Christmas trees and all other
debris and materials relatina to the business. It shall be the dutv of the City
Manager to determine whether the site of sale is properly cleaned and cleared.
If the site of sale is not cleaned and cleared by Tanuary 5 of the near following
the issuance of the license. the deposit shall be forfeited to the City to defray
the expenses of the Citv in cleanina and clearing the said site of sale.
Section 23 -1304. ZONING RESTRICTION. No licenses will be aranted for
Christmas tree sales in zonina districts other than C2. I1 and I2 districts.
Section 23 -1305. PENALTY. Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof. be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed
ninety (9 0) days .
Section 2: This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and upon
thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 9th day of September 1968
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ATTEST: . Mayor
Clerk
Published in the official newspaper 29. 1968
Effective Date: September 28, 1968
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