[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Collinsville 9-10-2012 by Ord. No. 525. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARAGE SALE
Includes the terms "porch sale," "yard sale," "estate sale," or any kind of outdoor auction or other sale which offers for sale tangible personal property that is primarily used.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any part of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of $500 for each offense. Each and every day such offense shall continue shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
A. 
The tangible personal property shall be sold only on the premises of the owner or lessee of the property where the sale is conducted and said owner or lessee must be the legal owner of such tangible personal property at the time of such sale.
B. 
No tangible personal property items shall be placed on public property, within a road or alley right-of-way, sidewalk or easement. No items shall be placed such that they impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic movement, or create a visual obstruction to either pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
C. 
The garage sale shall be confined to the garage, yard, porch, or patio of such premises.
D. 
No new merchandise (i.e., merchandise acquired solely for the purpose of resale) shall be sold at such garage sale.
E. 
Garage sales shall not exceed a total of four in number during any twelve-month period at any individual property address.
F. 
The duration of each individual garage sale shall not exceed three consecutive calendar days.
A. 
A maximum of five signs are permitted, not to exceed two square feet per sign.
B. 
No sign shall be displayed more than 24 hours in advance of the garage sale, and all signs must be immediately removed at the end of the garage sale.
C. 
Signs shall not be affixed to or located upon any public property, right-of-way, easement, utility pole, sidewalk or other public way.
The property owner will assume responsibility for parking the day(s) of the garage sale. Automobiles and/or pedestrians may not be allowed to impede through traffic on any adjacent public street or alley. If through traffic is impeded or a dangerous condition is created, the garage sale permit may be revoked, ending the sale for the balance of that day. Refusal to close the sale by the owner shall be a violation of this chapter.
A. 
No garage sale shall be conducted within the corporate limits of the City, as said boundaries now exist or as hereafter altered, without first having obtained a permit from the City. Application for such permit shall be made at City Hall, a minimum of 48 hours prior to the sale, and on the provided form. The applicant shall provide the name of the person having the garage sale, the address of the garage sale and the dates on which the garage sale will be held.
B. 
A garage sale permit shall be issued by individual property address, not by the applicant's name.
This chapter and the fee created by this chapter shall become effective upon passage of this chapter.