[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Bayfield 4-1-1992 (§ 7-8-1 of the 1992 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licenses and permits — See Ch. 268.
Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers — See Ch. 302.
Garage sales, yard sales and similar merchandise sales may be held no more than four times per year at any residence and for a total of not more then eight days in that year. The Clerk may authorize additional sale and/or sale days exceeding four times per year if warranted by unusual circumstances. All goods offered for sale shall be household goods or personal possessions from the residence where sale is being held or, in the case of a group sale, from the residences of the participating households. In no case shall any sales become outlets for wholesale or retail commercial sales.
Garage sales shall be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Each sale shall last no longer than four consecutive days.
A. 
Garage sale signs may not have an area more than six square feet with a maximum of two faces. Garage sale signs shall identify the location of the sale and must be located at least five feet from the street line or nearest lot line.
B. 
No garage sale sign may be located on utility poles, traffic control devices or on property or the adjoining right-of-way of property the owner of which has not given explicit permission for its location.
C. 
No garage sale sign shall be displayed before one day before the sale or one day following the sale.
D. 
No more than one garage sale sign may be located at the sale site and not more than two garage sale signs may be located off the site, except that two signs are permitted on corner lots, one facing each street.
The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
GARAGE SALE
All general sales open to the public, conducted from or on a residential premises, for the purpose of disposing of personal property, including but not limited to, all sales entitled "rummage," "lawn," "yard," "porch," "room," "backyard," "patio" or "garage" sale.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained and acquired in the normal course of living in or maintaining a residence. It does not include merchandise which was purchased for resale or obtained on consignment.
Sidewalk sales of merchandise shall be allowed only as provided in § 349-18 of Chapter 349, Streets, Sidewalks and Public Areas, of the Code of the City of Bayfield.
In addition to the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation, rule or order made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, § 1-3, Violations and penalties, of the Code of the City of Bayfield.