[Adopted 3-13-2017[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Art. II, Garage and/or Yard Sales, adopted 11-27-1978; amended in its entirety 10-25-1982.
For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
GARAGE AND/OR YARD SALE
Any sale operated out of a single-family dwelling, a two-family dwelling or a multifamily dwelling including but not limited to a sale on the premises thereof being of two hours' or more duration.
GOODS
Any goods, wares, merchandise or any other property capable of being the object of a sale.
The following general operating requirements shall apply to all garage and/or yard sales:
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold more than two sales at the same location within one year.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct such sale for longer than two consecutive days.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct such a sale on Sunday.
A. 
No garage and/or yard sale shall be held until the person conducting such sale shall have first obtained a sale permit, and paid a fee in the amount of $5, from the office of the Director of Finance.
B. 
Application for more than two permits for the same address within one year shall be reason for the denial of the permit by the Director of Finance.
C. 
Such permit shall be conspicuously displayed upon the premises during the time of the sale.
A. 
Directional signage for permitted yard sales shall be in compliance with the following sections and requirements.
(1) 
Up to three directional signs total may be installed directing customers to a garage or yard sale. No more than two signs may be installed along a priority route as defined in this section, and no more than two may be on a secondary route as defined in this section; however, between both the priority route and secondary route, only three total signs may be displayed.
(2) 
Directional signs displayed along the priority route or secondary route must be within the street right-of-way; however, the garage or yard sale permit holder must obtain written permission to display a sign in front of a residence even if the signage is on the street right-of-way.
(3) 
One additional sign may be installed at the residence where the garage or yard sale is being held.
(4) 
All directional signs must say "GARAGE SALE" or " YARD SALE" and must include the street address of the sale and the sale date(s).
(5) 
No directional garage or yard sale sign may be larger than 18 inches by 24 inches and must be firmly affixed to stakes or posts driven into the ground so that the top of the signage is no more than 30 inches above finished grade.
(6) 
No garage or yard sale signage may be displayed until the first day of the permitted sale.
(7) 
All garage or yard sale signage must be removed by 6:00 p.m. on the last day of the sale.
(8) 
No directional signage may be attached to utility poles, traffic light poles, traffic cabinets, etc.
(9) 
Any directional signage that does not comply with the previous sections, or that interferes with the safe sight line and visibility at an intersection, may be removed by the Galax Police Department or another designee of the City Manager's office.
(10) 
Priority routes are listed as:
(a) 
Glendale Road along with Cliffview, Creekview, Larkspur and Cranberry.
(b) 
Meadow Street.
(c) 
South Main Street.
(d) 
Main Street (East Webster, Grayson, Oldtown, Center and Lafayette).
(e) 
Monroe Street.
(f) 
Lafayette Street.
(g) 
Calhoun Street.
(h) 
Fries Road.
(i) 
Mountain View Road.
(j) 
Greenville Road.
(k) 
Nuckolls Curve Road.
(l) 
McArthur Street.
(m) 
West Stuart Drive.
(n) 
Poplar Knob Road.
(o) 
Country Club Lane.
(p) 
Stockyard Road.
(q) 
Kenbrook Drive.
(r) 
Armory Road.
(s) 
Chestnut Drive.
(t) 
Branch Street.
(u) 
Poplar Grove Road.
(v) 
Prospect Avenue.
(w) 
Fox Run.
(x) 
Taylorwood Road.
(y) 
Parkwood Drive.
(z) 
Waugh Drive.
(aa) 
Academy Drive.
(11) 
Secondary routes are listed as:
(a) 
Residential streets not aforementioned.
(b) 
Dead end streets.
All violations of this article shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor and punished by a fine of up to $500, in accordance with § 18.2-11, Code of Virginia.