This chapter is intended to control and restrict garage and yard sales
in order to protect the public health, safety and convenience and to restrict
such sales to casual and/or occasional occurrences in order to help maintain
the character of residential neighborhoods. The intent of this chapter is
to eliminate repeated, perpetual, prolonged and extended garage and yard sales
in residential areas. Such sales, if continued without limit, tend to or may
become retail businesses in residential areas, create a nuisance and violate
the Town zoning regulations. The provisions of this chapter arise from the
need to limit and regulate garage and yard sales. It is not the intent of
this chapter to amend any other chapter of the Town Code.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
GARAGE SALE
A.
The sale or offering for sale of new, used or secondhand items of personal
property at one or more residential premises at any one time.
B.
Includes all sales in residential areas entitled "garage sale," "yard
sale," "tag sale," "porch sale," "lawn sale," "attic sale," "basement sale,"
"rummage sale," "flea market sale" or any similar casual sale of tangible
personal property.
GOODS
Any items, goods, warehouse merchandise or other personal property
capable of being the object of a garage sale.
PERSONS
Individuals, partnerships, family groups, voluntary associations
and corporations.
This chapter shall not be applicable to:
A. Persons selling goods pursuant to an order of process
or of a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties
as public officials.
C. Any sale conducted by any lawful and legitimate business
or commercial or industrial establishment or any sale conducted by any other
vendor or dealer in a time, place and manner not otherwise prohibited by state
or local laws.
D. Any public auction having a duration of no more than
two days and conducted by an auctioneer licensed by the State of New York.
All signs must be removed no later than one day after the sale.