A. Garage Sales:
1. In any residential district, a temporary use permit shall be required for a garage sale, and it shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or allow a garage sale without applying for and obtaining a permit.
2. Each permit shall be valid for a period of not more than three (3) consecutive days. Not more than two (2) permits for a home or garage sale shall be issued for the same zoning lot in one calendar year, January 1 to December 31. The fee for both permits shall be five dollars ($5.00), or such higher amount as may from time to time be set forth in the annual fee ordinance.
3. The term "garage sale" includes all general sales of goods open to the public, conducted from a residential premises including, but not limited to, all sales entitled "garage", "lawn", "yard", "attic", "porch", "room", "backyard", "patio", "flea market", "rummage", "estate", or "moving" sale.
4. The garage sale must be incidental to the use of the property for residential purposes and must be conducted in such a manner as to be compatible with the residential character of the neighborhood. The merchandise sold must be limited to household goods and furnishings, which have been in use in the single- family dwelling located on the premises or which belong to other village residents, provided such other residents conduct the sale jointly with the owner of the premises on which the sale is held.
5. No garage sales shall operate before eight thirty o'clock (8:30) A.M. or after sunset on any day. No portion of any garage sale shall take place on any public or private landscaped area, on any public sidewalk, or on any public right of way or private street easement.
6. Only off site directional signs not to exceed four (4) square feet in area shall be permitted for the purpose of advertising garage sales. Such signs shall not be erected in excess of twenty four (24) hours prior to the commencement of the garage sale and shall be removed within two (2) hours after the termination of the sale. (Ord. 12-8-13, 8-7-2012)