Town of Groton, MA
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2023-04-29
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Division 2: Select Board Regulations
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Chapter 244 Garage and Yard Sales
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter (2022)
- Division 1: Town Meeting Enactments
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Aging, Council on
- Ch 5 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 9 (Reserved)
- Ch 10 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 13 Finance Committee
- Ch 16 Finances
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Housing Authority
- Ch 27 Inspector of Wires
- Ch 32 Legal Affairs
- Ch 44 Park Commission
- Ch 48 Personnel
- Ch 52 Planning Board
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Regional School District
- Ch 71 Revolving Funds
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Town Meetings
- Ch 84 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 86 (Reserved)
- Ch 90 Water
- Ch 91 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 93 Water Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 111 Beano
- Ch 116 Boats
- Ch 119 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Demolition Delay
- Ch 127 Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way
- Ch 128 Dogs
- Ch 134 Earth Removal
- Ch 137 Farming
- Ch 139 Fees
- Ch 141 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 145 Forest Lands
- Ch 153 Historic Districts and Commission
- Ch 154 Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Drain System
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 168 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 175 Retail Sales, Hours of
- Ch 180 Roads and Ways
- Ch 181 Litter and Snow in Public Ways
- Ch 184 Scenic Roads
- Ch 190 Sewers
- Ch 196 Signs
- Ch 198 Stormwater Management — Low-Impact Development
- Ch 199 Polystyrene Container Restriction for Food Service Establishments
- Ch 200 Single-Use Plastic Bags
- Ch 201 Vehicles, Operation of
- Ch 205 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 210 Water Supply
- Ch 215 Wetlands
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Division 2: Select Board Regulations
- Ch 222 Avenue of Flags
- Ch 223 (Reserved)
- Ch 235 Driveways
- Ch 239 Earth Removal
- Ch 242 Flags, Display of
- Ch 244 Garage and Yard Sales
- § 244-1 Sales to be private.
- § 244-2 Number of sales; duration; articles from outside sources.
- § 244-3 Signs.
- § 244-4 Conduct on continuing basis.
- § 244-5 Traffic congestion to be avoided.
- § 244-6 Noise.
- § 244-7 Continuation of rules.
- Ch 245 Standards of Conduct Policy
- Ch 246 Highway Department
- Ch 247 Road Acceptance Policy
- Ch 248 Road Openings
- Ch 249 Salaries and Wages
- Ch 251 Sanitary Landfill
- Ch 253 (Reserved)
- Ch 257 Smoking
- Ch 258 Street Naming and Building Numbering
- Ch 261 Town Buildings, Use of
- Ch 264 Town Property, Sale of
- Ch 266 Traffic Rules and Regulations
- Ch 268 Vacancies
- Ch 273 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Division 3: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 276 Body Art Establishments and Practitioners
- Ch 277 Energy-Producing Facilities
- Ch 278 Fees
- Ch 279 Floor Drains
- Ch 280 Fuel and Chemicals, Underground Storage of
- Ch 286 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 295 Milk
- Ch 299 Outdoor Wood Burning
- Ch 307 Solid Waste
- Ch 315 Subsurface Sewage Disposal Regulations
- Ch 319 Swimming Pools
- Ch 322 Tobacco Regulations
- Ch 323 Transfer Station
- Ch 325 Water Supply
- Ch 330 Wells
- Ch 332 Wood Waste, Disposal of
- Division 4: Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 338 Board of Appeals
- Ch 344 Conservation Commission
- Ch 352 Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee
- Ch 360 Historic District Commission
- Ch 381 Planning Board
- Ch 396 Groton Center Sewer District
- Ch 397 Four Corners Sewer District
- Ch 407 Water Department
- Appendix
- Ch A415 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Groton 8-6-1974. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM
by Art. 14]
Despite some complaints, the Select Board desires to continue to allow private citizens and civic groups to conduct private sales (such as garage sales, yard sales, flea markets and similar), provided that they are carried out in a manner which does not create violations of Town bylaws or cause neighborhood nuisances. Groton citizens are advised that the following restrictions apply, which are additional to the state regulations governing the conduct of such sales, such as use tax regulations. Since such sales must first qualify as exemptions to the sales and use tax regulations of the state, citizens are reminded that anything other than a casual sale will require the imposition of a sales tax under those regulations and at the same time render the transaction a commercial one requiring additional permits and licenses as specified in § 244-2 of these restrictions.
Under state regulations, no vendor may hold
more than two garage or yard sales of not more than one day's duration
each, unless he registers with the state tax authorities prior to
such sales, collects the sales tax and files monthly returns, nor
may any vendor purchase or obtain articles for sale from outside sources
for resale at a garage or yard sale without incurring taxable transfers.
[Amended 10-1-2018 ATM
by Art. 14]
Any signs involved must be in compliance with
applicable bylaws. All signs must be removed upon completion of each
sale. No sign will be permitted on public property without the permission
of the Select Board.
Conduct of such sales on a frequent and/or continuing
basis cannot be permitted, since it may take the activity out of the
private sale category and produce a requirement for a transient vendor
and/or junk dealer's license or zoning variance. Willingness of neighboring
residents to tolerate these sales cheerfully can only be expected
if they take place infrequently.
Care must be taken to avoid creating traffic
congestion and/or area parking conditions which would cause serious
neighborhood problems. All applicable traffic laws must be observed.
Those responsible for conducting such sales
must limit the hours and control the conduct so as to avoid unreasonable
noise or causing a neighborhood nuisance.
Continuation of these rules will be contingent
upon favorable experience.
