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Consider approving an ordinance pertaining to Business Licenses by amending Sections 7-9-1-901, 7-9-1-902, 7-9-1-903, 7-9-1-904, 7-9-1-905, 7-9-1-906, 7-9-1-907, 7-9-1-908, 7-9-1-909, and 7-9-1-910, Division 7-9-1, Article 7-9; Repealing and Reserving Sections 7-9-1-911, 7-9-1-912, 7-9-1-913, 7-9-1-914, 7-9-1-915, and 7-9-1-916, Division 7-9-1, Article 7-9, Chapter 7, Lawton City Code, 2015; by re-titling the Article to Estate Sales, by removing the requirement for businesses to obtain distress/closing out sales, re-titling the Division to Estate Sales, requiring a permit for estate sales, listing the applications requirements for estate sales, listing requirements for auctions as part of estate sales, listing issuance and transferability of estate sale permits, term of estate sale permits, estate sale permit fees, stating reasons for refusal to issue a permit or revocation of an estate sale permit, listing violations, accessory activities prohibited, listing exemptions from obtaining estate sale permits, providing for severability, establishing an effective date and allowing for floor amendments.
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INITIATOR: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
BACKGROUND: During a recent review of Chapter 7 of Lawton City Code, it was determined that an overhaul of most of the chapter to update to current language and more modern times was necessary. This ordinance will remove the requirement for businesses to have distress and close out sales when going out of business and require estate sales to get permitted. This ordinance will also set out the application requirements, allows for transferability of estate sale permits if unable to be held due to inclement weather, the applicant can request another permit to be held within 30 calendar days of the original permit. The ordinance states that auctions can be held as part of the estate sale and that the auctioneer shall be ...
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