[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Grafton as Ord. No. 022, Series 2009 (Title 5, Ch. 5.30, of the 1979 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Garage and rummage sales are defined as any display and/or sale
of personal property conducted on premises located in any residential
or institutional zoned districts by the occupant, and which garage
or rummage sale does not require a business license or make taxable
sales, leases or services.
A.
Sales may be conducted in any residential district, provided that
the rummage sale does not exceed four consecutive days in length and
is not conducted more than three times per year.
B.
Daily hours of operation should be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with
all outdoor items being picked up by 8:00 p.m. on the final night
of the rummage sale. Rummage sales (other than cleanup) will not be
permitted between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
All tangible personal property proposed to be sold at a residential
sale shall be arranged in an orderly manner on the premises and shall
in no way be arranged so as to obstruct the vision of persons using
driveways, sidewalks, roadways or entering and exiting within a neighborhood.
In order to protect public safety and use of public right-of-way,
a minimum setback of 10 feet is recommended for all display of personal
property and merchandise that is for sale on private property;
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code
Adoption)]
Signs advertising residential sales shall not exceed eight square
feet, shall not be placed on any public property or right-of-way including
terrace areas, utility poles or other public or quasi-public infrastructure,
and shall be removed within 24 hours after the close of sale.
A permit is not required for a rummage sale.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code
Adoption)]
A violation of this chapter is hereby determined to be a nuisance,
and the Village of Grafton may forthwith obtain an order from a court
of competent jurisdiction ordering the abatement of such nuisance,
and if the danger to the health, safety and welfare of the public
or to the general harmonious character of the residential neighborhood
is imminent, the Village or its agent may forthwith enter upon the
premises and abate the nuisance.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1.01, Code
Adoption)]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the general penalty in Chapter 1.08 of this Code.
