Township of Franklin, NJ Chapter 82 Garage Sales

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin 5-20-1996 as Ord. No. 96-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 82-1 Permit required.

When any persons, group of persons, corporation, business, etc., plan on selling personal objects by displaying the objects on property owned by themselves or others, whether inside or outside, a permit, on a form issued by the Franklin Township Municipal Committee, must be issued authorizing the yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market, etc., prior to the event taking place.

§ 82-2 Information required.

Each permit application must contain the following information:

A. The name and address of the resident/residents, corporation, business, etc., applying for the permit.

B. The exact location and/or locations of the yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market, etc.

C. The dates of the proposed yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market, etc.

§ 82-3 Time period of sale.

Upon issuance, each permit will set forth a two- to three-day period during which the yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market, etc., may take place, and, if applied for, the permit may set forth rain dates.

§ 82-4 Restriction to daylight hours.

If the yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market, etc., is to be conducted out of doors, the permit may restrict the hours of the sale to daylight hours only.

§ 82-5 Removal of sale items.

The permit will also dictate that all yard sale, garage sale, tag sale or flea market items, tables, displays and/or signs be removed within four hours from the end of the event.

§ 82-6 Disruption of traffic prohibited.

No garage sale, yard sale, tag sale or flea market may impede or cause a disruption to motor vehicle traffic, pedestrian traffic and/or neighborhood parking.

§ 82-7 Number of permits limited.

Each resident, corporation, business, etc., will be limited to four permits per calendar year.