Occasional or garage sales will be permitted in the R-S district,
RM-M district, RM-H district and in other districts where primary
use or property is residential, as designated in the city's zoning
ordinance.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Section 21-57)
Occasional or garage sales are permitted under the following
conditions:
(1) No person
shall have an occasional or garage sale within the limits of the City
of Hillsboro without first obtaining a permit therefor.
(2) Any
person desiring to have an occasional or garage sale shall make application
to the building inspection department for a permit. Such application
shall state the name of the person who is having the sale, the address
of such person, the location of the sale and the dates of the sale.
A copy of the permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place during
the time and at the place where the sale is being held. The building
inspection department shall charge and collect before issuance of
any permit a fee as set by the city council and on file in the office
of the city secretary.
(3) The
sale of tangible personal property at retail must be conducted by
the property owner who does not hold himself out as engaging, nor
does habitually engage in the business of selling such tangible personal
property at retail.
(4) The
owner or occupant of such residential property wishing to conduct
thereon an occasional or garage sale shall be limited to two (2) permits
per calendar year, each of said permits to cover a period of time
not to exceed three (3) days.
(5) 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 such
owner or lessee must be the legal owner of the tangible personal property
at the time of the sale.
(6) All
sales shall be confined to the garage, porch or patio of the premises.
(7) No merchandise
acquired solely for the purpose of resale shall be sold.
(8) Sales
by churches, schools, charities and fraternal organizations for the
purposes of raising funds may be held on property other than that
owned by the organization and tangible personal property donated by
members or others may be sold.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Section 21-58)
Any person who violates any section of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in accordance with the general penalty
provision set forth in Section 1.109 of this code.
(1974 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Section 21-59)