Del Mar Municipal Code Ch. 6.12 Swap Meets

Without first having obtained an Operations Permit: Swap Meet, it shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on a swap meet.

(Ord. No. 383)

A. Owner or Operator means a person who controls the admission, directly or through agents, of persons or merchandise into the swap meet area.

The Director of Finance shall be the issuing authority for the Operations Permit: Swap Meet.

The applicant shall pay an investigating fee and a permit issuing fee as established by resolution of the City Council.

A. The owner or operator of a swap meet shall comply with Article 6, Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, §§ 21660 et seq.

B. A swap meet shall be conducted only in a building, structure, or other area enclosed by a permanent fence which is sufficient to enable the owner or operator to control effectively the ingress and egress of persons and merchandise.

C. Swap meet facilities and merchandise shall be so arranged that health and safety inspections can be made by City and state officials at all times during the hours of operation.

D. A swap meet shall be operated only between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

E. The owner or operator of the swap meet shall insure that no person shall exchange, barter, trade, or sell firearms or explosives in the swap meet.

F. The owner or operator of a swap meet shall take reasonable steps to notify all participants of the regulations and prohibitions contained in this Chapter and in the operations permit. At a minimum, such information shall be posted in conspicuous places on the premises where the swap meet is conducted.