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Source: Tulsa World, Okla.儲存倉Oct. 24--City councilors on Thursday will discuss a proposal to limit Tulsans to two garage sales a year at the same residential property.The proposed ordinance amendment also would prohibit an individual from having a garage sale for more than three consecutive days at the same property and from selling at a garage sale items purchased solely for resale.The proposal would not apply to sales at parking lots or other property that is not zoned residential."I had been getting complaints from citi zens about neighbors having continuous garage sales," said Councilor Karen Gilbert, the amendment's sponsor. "So they were just concerned about homeowners setting up retail in the neighborhood."Gilbert said frequent garage sales can become a public safety issue, with cars parked on the street and people coming into and out of the neighborhood.Dwain Midget, director of community and economic development, said Gilbert's proposal is not new and that each time it comes up, the stumbling block is enforcement."Given the resources we have available, enforcing that would create additional manpower problems for us," Midget said. "We are not sure how we would police it."I guess if the council passed it, we would have to figure something out, but right now it is kind of hard to say."Midget said the city's Working in Neighborhoods Department has 18 code inspectors handling nuisance abatement and z迷你倉最平ning complaints. That can include everything from checking on tall grass and abandoned property to determining whether a business is being operated out of a home.Gilbert said she understands Midget's concerns because code inspectors helped put together the proposed code amendment."There is always that staffing issue," Gilbert said. "We're just getting the word out and defining the ordinance better."Oklahoma City requires a permit for a garage sale and limits them to two a year per household, according to that city's website.Permits there are good for three consecutive days. The maximum fine for conducting a sale without a license is $200 plus costs, according to the website.Currently, city of Tulsa ordinances do not define a garage sale. The proposed amendment would add a definition.The proposed ordinance amendment would change the city's zoning code as it pertains to residential property, meaning it must first go before the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission for consideration.The Planning Commission is a recommending body. Councilors could approve the ordinance amendment even without a recommendation to do so by the Planning Commission.Councilors are scheduled to discuss the proposal at their Public Works Committee meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉