The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Advertising
means any type of written, printed or spoken communication
designed to promote a garage sale.
Calendar quarter
means a three-month period in a calendar year. Calendar quarters
are as follows: First quarter is January, February and March; second
quarter is April, May and June; third quarter is July, August and
September; and fourth quarter is October, November and December.
Garage sale
means the selling or the offering for sale of any merchandise
to the general public, whether new or previously owned, from a residential
property and where such merchandise is sold or displayed for sale
outside of a completely enclosed structure or is sold from or displayed
in a structure designed for the parking of vehicles.
Merchandise
means and includes all types of personal property, whether
new or used, whatever its nature.
(Ordinance 465, sec. 1, adopted 1/24/80)
(a) It shall
be unlawful for any person to conduct or participate in more than
four garage sales within the city limits in any calendar year.
(b) It shall
be unlawful for any person to conduct or participate in more than
one garage sale within the city limits in any calendar quarter.
(c) It shall
be unlawful for any person to conduct or participate in any garage
sale that is conducted for a period of more than four consecutive
days. Any garage sale which has commenced shall be a garage sale for
the purpose of this section, regardless of the length thereof.
(d) It shall
be unlawful for any person to display or store any merchandise held
for sale at a garage sale in any structure designed for parking vehicles
or outside of any enclosed structure, unless a garage sale has been
commenced within the terms of this article.
(e) It shall
be unlawful for any person to advertise a garage sale more than seven
days immediately prior to the first day of such garage sale or more
than one day after the last day of such garage sale.
(Ordinance 406, sec. 2, adopted 1/24/80)