Motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle as defined by the Texas Transportation Code.
Occasional sales.
All sales entitled “garage sale,” “lawn sale,” “attic sale,” “rummage sale,” “flea market,” “estate sale,” or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property which is advertised by any means whereby the public at large is or can be made aware of such sale, and which sale is conducted by a resident owner on real property zoned for residential uses only, which resident owner does not hold himself out as engaging in, and who does not habitually engage in, the business of selling such tangible personal property at retail.
Person.
An individual, firm, association, corporation, partnership or other form of sole or joint enterprise.
Personal property.
Any and all tangible personal property of every kind and description.
Resident owner.
The person residing in a residential zoning district in the city as defined by the zoning ordinances of the city, who holds fee title to such premises, or a valid lessee or tenant of such premises who holds the same under a valid rental agreement for the purpose of maintaining a residence at such location.
Sign.
An outdoor sign, display, light, device, figure, painting, drawing, message, plaque, poster, or other thing designed, intended, or used to advertise or inform.
(1996 Code, sec. 4.1001)
A person commits an offense if he sells or offers for sale any personal property or service from a street, sidewalk, alley, park, open space, or any other public property within the city.
(1996 Code, sec. 4.1002(a))
A person commits an offense if he sells or offers for sale personal property within a residentially zoned district, except as provided below, to wit:
(1) 
Occasional sales permitted.
A person may conduct a sale of personal property from his or her residence on no more than two occasions in any calendar year. A sale may be conducted for no more than thirty-six hours on each occasion.
(2) 
Hours of occasional sales.
Occasional sales may be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. only.
(3) 
Merchandise at occasional sales.
New merchandise or merchandise acquired solely for the purpose of resale shall not be sold at an occasional sale, and any holding out for sale of such merchandise shall be a violation of this section. Property sold at an occasional sale must be legally owned, at the time of the sale, by the resident owner. A resident owner may not import or bring any personal property from any other location to his or her residence for the purpose of selling or offering the same for sale.
(4) 
Sale of motor vehicles.
A resident owner may sell or offer for sale not more than two (2) motor vehicles from his residence in any one (1) calendar year.
(5) 
Location of occasional sales.
Occasional sales may be conducted only in the back yard, garage, patio or driveway of a residence, provided that no portion of such sale may be conducted on any public right-of-way or in the required front yard as that term is defined in the zoning ordinance.
(6) 
Signs for occasional sales.
A resident owner may post a sign on his or her premises during the hours in which the occasional sale will be conducted. Such sign may advertise such sale and shall not exceed two (2) square feet in size. A person commits an offense if he places or affixes a sign advertising such sale on any street, sidewalk, alley, park, open space, public right-of-way, utility easement, or any other public property within the city. The police department or any other authorized officer or employee of the city is empowered to remove any such sign from any such public property. The existence of a sign not in conformance with the provisions of this section shall be prima facie evidence that the resident owner has placed or caused to be placed such sign and shall constitute a violation of this article.
(1996 Code, sec. 4.1002(b); Ordinance 13/05 adopted 2/19/13)
No person shall stand or park a motor vehicle upon any public street, public parking area, shopping center parking lot, park, playground or athletic field for the principal purpose of displaying it for sale. Any motor vehicle so parked, other than at the personal residence of the registered owner thereof, shall be presumed to be in violation of this section, and such conduct shall be prima facie evidence that the owner thereof parked such motor vehicle for the purpose of sale. In such cases, the provisions of article 12.05 of this code shall apply. The police department or a contractor on behalf of the police department shall have authority to remove and impound in the manner provided in article 12.03 of this code any motor vehicle found parked on public property in violation of this section.
(1996 Code, sec. 4.1002(c))