(A) For the purpose of this section, the terms GARAGE SALE, YARD SALE, NEIGHBORHOOD SALE, COMMUNITY SALE and/or PORCH SALE shall mean any collection of items/merchandise offered for sale, that is open or advertised to the public, conducted from or at a residence (single-family, duplex or apartment) or within any area zoned residential, and includes the sale of tangible personal property. Garage sales/yard sales shall not include sales on commercial lots.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-1)
(B) (1) Permit required; fee. Prior to conducting a garage or similar sale within the town, the person conducting the same is required to obtain a permit from the town’s Clerk-Treasurer or designee. The fee for such permit shall be $5 as set by town’s Board of Trustees by motion or resolution.
(2) Application for permit. Request for application to conduct the sale shall be made at the Town Hall. The request must include the name of the applicant, address of the applicant, location of the sale and dates of the sale.
(3) Issuance of permit. Payments will be accepted at the Town Hall, and a permit shall be issued to the requesting party upon approval of the sale. Permits shall be issued prior to the close of business at least a day prior to the sale.
(4) Display of permit. The permit must be clearly posted at the location of the sale for the duration of the sale.
(5) Failure to obtain permit. Sales conducted without a current permit will result in a non- compliance fee of $75 per day.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-2)
(C) No sale may exceed three consecutive days, and per location, no more than four permits shall be issued in any calendar year.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-3)
(D) Signs and sale items may not obstruct the public right-of-way. Signs and all evidence of signage (tape, adhesive, streamers, balloons and the like) as well as sale items must be removed at the conclusion of the sale. Any signage or sale items not removed will result in a non-compliance fee of $75 per day.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-4)
(E) Sale items, trailers, exhibits or signage may not be displayed or sold in the public right-of-way, such as on a sidewalk or roadway.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-5)
(Ord. 2014-3, passed 4-14-2014) Penalty, see § 111.99