For the purposes of this chapter, a "garage sale" is any occasion in which tangible personal property is offered for sale to the public on or from a residential premises, including without limitation all sales entitled "garage," "yard," "tag," "lawn," "attic," "basement," "rummage," "estate," "flea market," or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Tilton 8-21-2025 by Ord. No. O2025-0821.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance was adopted as Ch. 165 but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
A.
No person shall operate, conduct, manage, allow, or permit to be conducted more than two garage sales on any premises within the Village within a seven-day period.
B.
This section does not apply to persons selling tangible personal property pursuant to process or order of a proper court of competent jurisdiction or to not-for-profit organizations registered with the state.
C.
No garage sale shall be conducted before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.
D.
All directional and advertising signs for a garage sale shall be removed immediately upon closing of the sale.
E.
No directional or advertising signs shall be placed on power/telephone/utility poles. The fine for violating this subsection shall be $10 per sign.
F.
All directional and advertising signs placed off-site shall have the permission of the owner of the property on which the sign is to be placed.
G.
No directional or advertising sign may be larger than 2.5 square feet.
H.
No items or tables can be left outside from one day to the next when conducting a garage sale.