[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Norwood 12-17-1984 by L.L. No. 5-1984; amended in its entirety 12-19-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 132.
These rules and regulations are designed 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 only, in keeping with the character of the neighborhood where this activity is carried on. The intent of this chapter is to eliminate perpetual, prolonged and extended garage and yard sales in residential areas. Such sales, if continued indefinitely, tend to become retail businesses in residential areas and zones, create a nuisance and often violate zoning regulations. The provisions of this chapter arise from the need to limit, regulate, restrict and control garage and yard sales.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GARAGE SALE
The sale or offering of new, used or secondhand items of personal property at any one residential premises at any one time. 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.
PERSON
Individuals, partnerships, family groups, voluntary associations and corporations.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an individual or members of his or her residence and acquired in the normal course of living in or maintaining a residence. It does not include merchandise which was purchased for resale or obtained on consignment.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to participate in more than two garage sales in any one calendar year.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to conduct any garage sale with a duration exceeding three consecutive days.
Sales shall be limited in time to no more than the daylight hours of three consecutive days or two consecutive weekends (Saturday and Sunday).
Sales shall offer only unwanted items of personal property owned by those conducting the sale.
No sign shall be placed on the public right-of-way. No lighted sign shall be used. The sign shall be displayed only during the sale and shall be promptly removed after the sale.
A. 
The persons conducting the sale and/or the tenant or occupant of the premises where the sale or activity is conducted shall be jointly or severally responsible for the maintenance of good order and decorum on the premises during the hours of such sale or activity.
B. 
No such person shall permit any loud or boisterous conduct on such premises or permit vehicles to impede the passage of the traffic on any streets in the area of the premises where the sale is being conducted.
Whoever shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for up to 15 days, or both, and each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer, whose duty it shall be to investigate and prosecute any violation thereof.