[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Canisteo 5-1-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARAGE SALE
Any public sale of personal property within the Village. It includes general sales open to the public from or on a residential premises or in any residential zone for the purpose of disposing of personal property or other property, including but not limited to all sales entitled "garage," "lawn," "yard," "attic," "porch," "room," backyard," "patio," "flea market" or "rummage" sale.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an individual or members of his or her residence 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.
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Editor's Note: Former § 72-2, Permit required; exemptions, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Garage sales in the Village of Canisteo shall be regulated in the following manner:
A. 
Hours. Garage sales shall not commence before 8:00 a.m. and must terminate by sundown.
B. 
Number of sales permitted. No person shall conduct more than three garage sales on his or her premises in any one calendar year. Any one sale is limited to three consecutive days.
C. 
Merchandise. Garage sales shall offer only used, unwanted items of personal property owned by the resident of the property where the sale is held. No new merchandise shall be offered for sale nor any merchandise from other sources be brought in and offered for sale.
Personal property offered for sale may be displayed within the residence, in a garage, in a carport or in a yard, but only in such areas. No personal property offered for sale at a garage sale shall be displayed in any public right-of-way.
Sidewalk sales of merchandise shall be permitted within the business district of the Village in front of participating businesses during specially designated events, such as the annual three-day event known as "Crazee Daze."
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Editor's Note: This section was formerly included as § 72-4B but was redesignated as § 72-5 at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I), thereby renumbering subsequent sections.
Only the following specified signs may be displayed in relation to a garage sale:
A. 
A sign shall not be greater than three feet by three feet by three feet on the property where the sale is being conducted.
B. 
No sign shall be placed on the public right-of-way or on property other than where the sale is being conducted. No lighted sign shall be used.
C. 
The sign shall be displayed only during the sale and shall promptly be removed after the sale.
It is not the intention of this chapter to change or amend the zoning regulations of the Village.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 119, Zoning.
A police officer, code compliance officer, fire prevention inspector or any other official designated by any Village law to make inspections under the licensing or regulating law or to enforce the same shall have the right of entry to any premises showing evidence of a garage sale for the purpose of enforcement or inspection and may close the premises from such a sale or issue an appearance ticket or, in the case of a police officer, arrest any individual who violates the provisions of this chapter.
Whoever shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than $250 and/or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 15 days. Each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.