Metro Councilman Phil Ponder announced his proposal last night just minutes before the council voted to approve a bill on second reading that allows consignment sales in residential areas only if they are held in churches, schools or cultural centers. A public hearing on Ponder's bill would come at the May 4 council meeting.
Garage sales are limited to two per household per year, at no more than three days long each.
Andrews and five other people spoke in favor of having consignment sales in residential areas at last night's council meeting. I ask you to rethink the total ban. The council last July banned all consignment sales in residential areas because they were causing traffic problems and generating numerous complaints. Also, operating a commercial activity in a residential area without a license is already against the law. The ban allows for churches and schools to have sales within residential areas only if they keep all the profits themselves.