(A) License required. It shall be unlawful to participate in or sponsor a garage sale without first obtaining a permit as required herein.
(B) Permit requirements.
(1) The property owner or tenant of the location on which the garage sale is to take place shall make application to the City Clerk not less than three days in advance of the requested date of the garage sale.
(2) Signs advertising said garage sale shall not exceed six square feet. Not more than five signs shall be permitted for each garage sale. Signs may be placed on public or private property. Signs placed on public property shall not obstruct sight lines at intersections or be attached to traffic regulation signs. Signs shall be placed on private property only with the permission of the property owner. Signs shall not be placed more than 24 hours before the start of the garage sale and shall be removed within 24 hours after the close of the garage sale.
(3) No property owner shall have or cause to have more than two garage sales per calendar year at any one property. A property owner with multiple properties may have no more than two garage sales at each property per calendar year.
(4) The city may deny said garage sale license on the grounds of failure to cooperate with authorities, failure to apply within the required sign regulations, exceeding the license limits in division (B)(3), above, or other just cause.
(5) Failure to remove signs in accordance with division (B)(2), above, shall result in the suspension of garage sale license privileges for the licensed property owner for a period of one calendar year. No garage sale permits shall be issued on Country Fair Weekend.
(C) License must be conspicuously posted. Said license shall be posted in a conspicuous location at the garage sale throughout the duration of the garage sale.
('69 Code, § 12-12) (Ord. O-92-5, passed 4-27-92; Am. Ord. O-04-31, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. O-05-28, passed 8-22-05; Am. Ord. O-05-35, passed 11-14-05) Penalty, see § 110.99