Garage sales shall be permitted for three consecutive days between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset of each day. Not more than two such
garage sales shall be conducted on the same premises within any calendar
year, and there shall be a minimum of 30 days between each such sale.
In the event of rain occurring during the hours of the sale on any
day within a three-day sale period, such sale period shall be extended
an additional day for each such day of rain; however, no such garage
sale shall exceed a total of three dry days. Joint application will
be counted against each participating person so that no one person
may receive more than two permits per calendar year.
(A)
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a religious or eleemosynary
organization, to conduct or allow the conducting of a garage sale
defined herein on premises zoned or used for residential purposes
without first obtaining a permit to conduct such sale. The applicant
shall apply for and obtain such a permit from the office of the Village
Clerk with a copy forwarded to the Chief of Police at least 72 hours
in advance of the date of such sale. The application must contain
the name of person conducting sale, the address and location of sale
and the date and duration of such sale.
(B)
A fee in the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution[1] shall be charged for each permit issued, which permit
shall be nontransferable. Garage sale permits must be prominently
displayed on the residence or garage covered by the permit in such
a manner that it is easily visible to persons passing by the premises.
(A)
A garage sale shall be conducted from the residence premises of the
person obtaining a permit therefor.
(B)
No household goods or furnishings shall be displayed or offered for
sale in any portion of a front yard, from the front building line
to the public right-of-way. Articles for sale may be displayed inside
the garage, inside the backyard or on a side driveway of the premises
if such driveway exists.
(C)
Exemptions to these restrictions shall be granted by the Chief of
Police dependent upon hardship on a case-by-case basis.
(D)
It shall be unlawful for any person to display for sale or to conduct
a sale of any household goods, wares or other items of merchandise
and personal property on any public sidewalk or public right-of-way.
No public property whatsoever is to be used or obstructed as a result
of such sale.
(A)
Except as expressly authorized in this Section 9-13-4, all signs related to a garage sale shall comply with all applicable regulations set forth in Article XI of the Village Zoning Ordinance.
(B)
No sign designating the garage sale that is located on the sale premises
shall exceed three square feet in area, nor be installed at a height
greater than three feet from the ground to the top of the sign.
(C)
Any garage sale sign designating the location of the sale and located
on the sale premises shall be displayed only in the area from the
front building lot line to the public right-of-way.
(D)
All other items used to draw attention to the sale, including, but
not limited to, banners, streamers, flags and the like are hereby
prohibited.
(E)
Three directional signs for any one garage sale shall be allowed
on the public right-of-way subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
Each sign shall not exceed two square feet in gross surface
area per sign face.
(2)
Each sign shall denote the address of the garage sale.
(3)
Signs shall be elevated to a height no greater than three feet
from the ground to the top of the sign.
(4)
A sign shall not be placed in any manner to obstruct any line
of vision for drivers of any vehicle.
(5)
Only one garage sale sign to the same address may be posted
on one tract of real estate or intersection.
(F)
No signs or advertisement indicating the address, location or direction
of a garage sale shall be allowed upon any tree, shrub, pole or traffic
sign located in any street, parkway or other public place.
(G)
All signs advising of the sale shall be removed no later than 9:00
p.m. on the day the permit expires.
