City of Gardner, MA
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2023-06-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 664 Yard Sales
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
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- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Aging, Council on
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- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 298 Airport
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- Ch 312 Animals
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 330 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
- Ch 341 Boats and Boating
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- Ch 423 Hackney and Other Carriages
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- Ch 432 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 450 Junk Dealers and Dealers in Secondhand Articles
- Ch 464 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 477 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 493 (Reserved)
- Ch 500 Nuisances: Vacant, Blighted, and Abandoned Properties
- Ch 501 Outdoor Restaurant Seating and Services
- Ch 502 Mobile Food Operations
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- Ch 582 Theatrical Exhibitions and Public Shows
- Ch 600 Vehicles and Traffic
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- Ch 614 Vehicle Weight Limits
- Ch 625 Water
- Ch 632 Watershed Lands
- Ch 636 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 643 Wells and Cellar Holes
- Ch 650 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 664 Yard Sales
- § 664-1 Definition.
- § 664-2 Registration required; general restrictions.
- § 664-3 Signs.
- § 664-4 Exemptions.
- § 664-5 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- Ch 675 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A700 Acts and Resolves
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Gardner 10-17-1977 by Ord. No.
650. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The term "yard sale" as used in this chapter shall mean any
sale of a yard, garage, barn or similar type nature.
A.Â
No person shall conduct a yard sale without first registering with
the Building Commissioner's office at least 48 hours prior to such
sale.
B.Â
Yard sales shall take place only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., shall be held not more than four days each calendar year
by any one person or household and shall take place on the premises
of the owner of the property to be sold or at another location designated
by the Building Commissioner or his designee.
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563; 6-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1651]
C.Â
In the event that inclement weather forecloses holding such sale
on a day registered, the Building Commissioner or his designee may,
in his discretion, allow registration for alternate sale days.
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563]
D.Â
Such registration shall be allowed only to the owner of the premises
on which the sale is to be held or to an authorized tenant of said
premises.
E.Â
All items sold or offered for sale at a yard sale shall be owned
by the person who has registered for such sale.
The person who has registered shall be required to comply with
all regulations of the City ordinances in regard to any signs erected
or posted with respect to the yard sale to be held.[1]
Recognized charitable, religious, and benevolent organizations
shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
A.Â
Upon registration under this chapter, the Building Commissioner or
his designee shall promptly notify the Police Department of such registration.
[Amended 11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 1563]
B.Â
The Police Department shall enforce this chapter.
C.Â
Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not to
exceed $20.
