[Ord. 1971, 8/25/2014]
This Part shall be known and be cited as the "Yard Sale Ordinance."
[Ord. 1971, 8/25/2014]
The rules and regulations contained within this Part are designed
to control and restrict garage and yard sales in order to protect
the public health, safety and convenience and to restrict such sales
to casual and/or occasional occurrences only upon residential premises.
[Ord. 1971, 8/25/2014]
The following words and phrases, when used in this Part, shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the
context or language clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
GOODS
Any goods, warehouse merchandise or other personal property
capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
PERSONS
Individuals, partnerships, family groups, voluntary associations
and corporations.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES
Any lot or parcel of real estate upon which is erected a
building designed or used as living quarters for one or more persons
or families.
YARD SALE
The sale or offering for sale of five or more new, used or
secondhand goods or items of personal property at any one residential
premises at any one time. The term "yard sale" shall include all sales
at a residential dwelling, described as, or in the nature of, a yard
sale(s), garage sale(s), tag sale, porch sale, lawn sale, attic sale,
basement sale, rummage sale, flea market sale, or any similar casual
sale of tangible personal property.
[Ord. 1971, 8/25/2014]
This Part shall not be applicable to:
A. Persons selling goods pursuant to an order of process of a court
of competent jurisdiction.
B. Any person selling or advertising for sale an item or items of personal
property which is or are specifically named or described in the advertisement
and which separate items do not exceed five in number. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this Part, any person may sell up to five secondhand
articles without being subject to the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 1971, 8/25/2014]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of
this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of
payment, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.