Garage sale.
The offering for sale of personal and/or household property at a non-business location for a temporary period of time. The term “garage sale” shall include yard sale, estate sale, rummage sale, and other similar terms.
Personal property.
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an individual or members of the 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 for the purpose of sale.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.901)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a garage sale without first obtaining a permit from the building inspection department and to comply with the provisions of this article.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.902)
(a) 
Number of sales.
No more than four (4) such permits may be issued to one residential property, residence, and/or family household during any calendar year.
(b) 
Length of sale.
A permitted garage sale shall be limited to three (3) consecutive days in length for each sale.
(c) 
Time between sales.
At least twenty (20) business days shall lapse between consecutive sales.
(d) 
Sales prohibited on vacant property.
A sale may not be conducted on vacant properties.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.903; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
(a) 
Obstructing traffic; parking.
No garage sale shall be situated so as to obstruct traffic, nor shall any garage sale patron park their vehicle to obstruct traffic.
(b) 
Signs.
Signage shall be placed on private property only and is subject to section 3.06.01 of the unified development ordinance.
(c) 
Excessive noise.
Excessive noise emanating from the area of any garage sale shall be expressly prohibited.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.904; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
This article shall not apply to or affect the following persons or sales: sales conducted by a bona fide civic or charitable organization where the net proceeds are distributed to charity, public purpose or community goals and projects.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.905)
Any person conducting a sale without obtaining a permit or who should violate any of the terms and regulations contained in this article shall, upon conviction, be fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for each violation.
(Ordinance 544 adopted 9/26/11; 2006 Code, sec. 8.906; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)