No person shall advertise, announce, conduct, operate or sponsor a garage sale or yard sale except within the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95)
(a) 
No person shall conduct or operate, or permit the conduct or operation, of any garage or yard sale except between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m.
(b) 
No garage sale or yard sale shall be conducted or operated on any one site for a period longer than three consecutive days.
(c) 
No more than four garage or yard sales may be conducted in any calendar year at any individual site. For purpose of this section, "site" means a single-family residence, including individual mobilehome lots.
(d) 
Conducting a garage or yard sale at any location other than a single-family residence or mobilehome lot is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 6-11-97)
No person shall conduct or operate a garage or yard sale at which personal property is offered for sale or display that is not the personal property of the person conducting or operating the garage or yard sale, or the personal property of another person who is known by the person conducting or operating the sale to be the owner of such property and who has given express consent for the display and sale of such property.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95)
(a) 
No person operating or conducting any garage or yard sale shall display or permit the display of any property for sale, or place or locate any property, within five feet of the improved portion of any public right-of-way or property line. The improved portion of a public right-of-way includes sidewalks, pathways, curbs, paving, bikeways and any other portions of the right-of-way used or traveled by the public.
(b) 
Property shall be displayed in an orderly manner and shall not be placed on or hung from fences, shrubbery, or trees.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95; Ord. No. 97-13, § 3, 6-11-97)
No person shall place, post, or display or circulate any sign, bulletin, announcement or other material advertising any garage or yard sale, as noted within this code section hereinafter referenced as "garage-sale sign," except in accordance with the following regulations:
(a) 
The number of allowed garage-sale signs shall be limited to one on-site sign and three off-site signs. Off-site garage-sale signs shall contain the address and date(s) of the garage or yard sale.
(b) 
On-site garage-sale signs shall not exceed four square feet in area and shall not exceed five feet in height above ground level. Off-site garage-sale signs shall not exceed two square feet in area and shall not exceed five feet in height above ground level.
(c) 
No garage-sale sign shall be placed, posted or circulated except on the day or days of the sale and two days preceding the sale, and all such signs shall be removed by eight 8:00 a.m. of the day following such sale.
(d) 
Off-site garage-sale signs may be placed on private property with the property owner's permission.
(e) 
No sign shall obstruct the vehicle sight distance area at intersections and driveways pursuant to section 33-1391(65) of the Escondido Subdivisions and Zoning Code.
(f) 
No garage-sale sign shall be placed within the public right-of-way or upon any public fixture that is located within a public right-of-way, including without limitation any utility pole, traffic sign or signal, streetlight pole, tree, bus or transit sign, bench or shelter, or any traffic control device or marker.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95; Ord. No. 98-25, § 3, 12-9-98)
During all reasonable hours and in any reasonable manner, the business license officer, code enforcement officer, or any law enforcement officer may inspect the site at which a garage or yard sale is being advertised, or the personal property which may be displayed or offered for sale, for the purpose of assuring compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 2-8-95)