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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD647ORDINANCE NO.647 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE, CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS,ARTICLE 8-6 SWAP MEET OPERATIONS,SECTION 8-6-2 UNLAWFUL PRACTICES OF SWAP MEET PROPRIETOR,PERTAINING TO THE DEPOSIT OF LICENSE FEES AND THE MAINTAINING OF VENDOR RECORDS;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I IN GENERAL That the Apache Junction City Code Chapter 8 BUSINESS,Article 8-6 Swap Meet Proprietor,Section 8-6-2 Unlawful Practices of Swap Meet Proprietor,be amended by adding subsections L,M and N to read as follows: Article 8-6 SWAP MEET PROPRIETOR Section 8-6-2 Unlawful Practices of Swap Meet Proprietor I t shall be unlawful for a swap meet proprietor to fail to comply with the requirements of this article and,in particular: L.To fail to immediately report and deposit with the City Clerk, on the next regular city business day,all business license deposit fees collected by the swap meet proprietor. M.To fail to inquire of any vendor entering the premises of the swap meet proprietor for the purpose of doing business,the status of the vendor's compliance with current city business license regulations. N.To fail to maintain the appropriate records indicating each swap meet vendor's compliance with current city business license regulations. SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference,is hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY I f any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. ORDINANCE NO.647 PAGE ONE OF TWO • SECTION IV PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and,upon conviction thereof,shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one -thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period of not to exceed six months,or by both such fine and imprisonment.Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense punishable as hereinabove described. SECTION V DECLARING AN EMERGENCY I t being necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective immediately,an emergency i s hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and aDOPTION. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 6TH PAY OF SEPTEMBER ,1988. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 13TH ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ORDINANCE NO.647 PAGE TWO OF TWO DAY OF SEPTEMBER ,1988. J L-• NORMAN S.HILL Mayor