As used in this chapter, "garage sale" means the sale, or offering for sale, of personal property in, at or upon any property used or occupied for residential purposes. Garage sales shall include, but not be limited to, any yard sale, home sale, patio sale, or any other sale similarly conducted on any property used or occupied for residential purposes.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
No person, firm, association or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, or assist in the sale of personal property to the general public at a garage sale except as permitted by this chapter.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. 
Sales by charitable or religious organizations when the sale proceeds are used solely for charitable or religious purposes;
B. 
Sales conducted pursuant to process or order of any court;
C. 
Sales where the sale is not to be conducted on a designated date or dates and the personal property offered for sale is not openly displayed to the public;
D. 
Sales otherwise expressly permitted by law.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
No person, firm, association or corporation shall conduct more than three garage sales during any period of 12 consecutive months, nor shall more than three garage sales be conducted upon any lot or parcel of land during any period of 12 consecutive months. No garage sale shall be conducted between the hours of eight p.m. to eight a.m. or be conducted for longer than three consecutive days.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
All personal property offered for sale shall be arranged so that fire, police, health and other officials may have access for inspection at all times during the sale. Personal property offered for sale shall not be displayed or stored on adjoining public sidewalks, streets or rights-of-way.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
A. 
No sign advertising a garage sale shall be posted, erected or maintained except on the premises where such sale is to be held. No more than one such sign, which shall be unlighted, and which shall not exceed four square feet in area, may be posted, erected or maintained, except that not more than two additional directional signs of like size may be placed on other private property with the written consent of the owner or person in charge of such other property. No such sign may be posted, erected or maintained in the public right-of-way or on or in any object located therein. Any such sign posted, erected or maintained in the public right-of-way or in or on any object located therein may, immediately and without notice, be summarily removed by the director of building and safety or by the designee of the director. The cost of such removal may thereafter be billed by the director to the person conducting the garage sale.
B. 
No sign posted, erected or maintained pursuant to this section shall be maintained for a period of more than five days immediately preceding the lawful commencement of the garage sale. Each such sign shall be removed at or before the close of the last day on which the garage sale may be lawfully conducted.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)
Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.01.200 through 1.01.230 of this code.
(Ord. 211 § 1.2, 1989)