[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg 11-7-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 139.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply.
Any real property within the Town limits which is located
within a residential zoning district.
Any sale of goods or items conducted in a residential area
open to the public. The term "yard sale" shall include all sales entitled
"yard sale," "lawn sale," "attic sale," "rummage sale" or "garage
sale," "porch sale," "tag sale," etc., or any other such sales conducted
on private property. The term "yard sale" does not include the sale
of self-produced fresh fruit and vegetables by the producer, at either
the producer's property or another property with written permission
from the property owner, from a nonpermanent structure that is removed
at the end of the growing season.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-6]
A.
No person shall conduct a yard sale within the Town without first
filing with the Town office the information required and obtaining
a yard sale permit from the Town office.
B.
A permit shall not be issued to the same applicant or for the same
property more than four times within any calendar year.
C.
A yard sale permit shall not be valid for more than two days.
The following information must be filed with the Town office
on a form provided along with a permit fee of $2 before a yard sale
permit may be issued:
A.
The name of the person conducting the sale. If the sale is being
held for or on behalf of a group or organization, there must be an
individual applicant listed on the permit. The applicant will be responsible
for following the procedures outlined in this chapter.
B.
Written consent of the owner if the applicant is a tenant in possession
of the property on which the sale is to be conducted.
C.
Location at which the sale is to be conducted.
D.
The date of the sale.
A.
No person shall conduct a yard sale within any commercial zoning
district.
B.
A yard sale permit must be prominently displayed on the premises
upon which the yard sale is conducted throughout the entire period
of the sale.
C.
Temporary signage is permitted to advertise a yard sale as long as
it placed on private property with the permission of the property
owner. Temporary signage shall consist of not more than two signs
with a size of not more than four square feet. Temporary signage may
not be displayed more than seven days prior to the commencement of
the sale and must be removed within 24 hours after the conclusion
of the sale.
D.
No yard sale shall be held in such a way as to impede the orderly
flow of traffic in the Town or to obstruct the ingress and egress
of surrounding property owners.
E.
A yard sale shall occur only between daylight hours.
