(a) 
It shall not be a violation of this section to conduct a garage sale or patio sale if such is conducted in strict compliance with the provisions of this section, and so long as no nuisance is otherwise created or maintained. Sales shall be of tangible personal property at retail, not to exceed two in number during any 12-month period, by a person who does not hold himself out as engaging or does not habitually engage in the business of selling such tangible property at retail; provided, however, that:
(1) 
Tangible personal property shall be sold only on the premises of the owner or lessee of the property where the sale is conducted, and such owner or lessee must be the legal owner of such tangible personal property at the time of such sale;
(2) 
The sale shall be confined to the garage or patio on such premises;
(3) 
No new merchandise (i.e., merchandise acquired solely for the purpose of resale) shall be sold at such occasional sale; and
(4) 
The duration of each such sale shall not exceed three consecutive calendar days.
(b) 
Only garage sale signs satisfying the requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance (chapter 28, exhibit A) shall be permitted.
(1999 Code, sec. 22-1)