For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARAGE SALE. An offering of goods to the public on a temporary basis by a person or organization at a sale site which is not principally used for the purpose of retail sales and where no other permit has been issued by the city authorizing these sales. As used in this chapter, the term GARAGE SALE encompasses yard sales, estate sales, moving sales, block sales, rummage sales, and related sales where second-hand or other goods are sold or displayed to members of the public on a temporary basis. GARAGE SALE as used in this chapter does not include an estate sale or auction held at decedent's residence or at the residence of a party holding the sale, provided the number of sales in any calendar year does not exceed the limitations imposed by this chapter, and further provided that the sale is conducted by a permitted auctioneer.
(Prior Code, § 18-58) (Ord. 238, passed 1989)