The sale or display of merchandise for sale on lawns shall be prohibited. Miscellaneous merchandise must be sold within the confines of a garage. Garage sales are covered under Section 563.03.
(Ord. 62-2005. Passed 6-13-05.)
A resident, at any given time, may be permitted to sell or display in the open, two used vehicles of which he or she is the owner, on property of which he or she is the owner upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(1) The sale and/or display of a vehicle shall be by permit only issued by the Building Commissioner. A card shall be issued denoting the existence of the permit and expiration date.
(2) The sale and/or display of a vehicle shall only be allowed in the driveway. No vehicles are to be sold from any lawn or ground area.
(3) A vehicle displayed in the driveway must be set back at least twenty feet from the edge of the roadway.
(4) Permission to display or sell shall be limited to two vehicles per year with a time limit of fifteen days per vehicle. If only one vehicle per year is sold, the Building Commissioner, at his discretion, may extend the time period an additional fifteen days. (Ord. 65-1998. Passed 11-23-98.)
For the purposes of this section, a garage sale is defined as the sale of used household goods and furnishings from a residence within the City, and shall include lawn sales, basement sales, driveway sales, and similar sales which occur on or about a residence in the City. A person or persons sponsoring a garage sale must obtain a permit prior to engaging in a garage sale and shall state the beginning and ending dates of such sale. The fee for such permit shall be set forth in Chapter 1125.
(a) Times and Duration. No person shall conduct or act as a sponsor of a garage sale more than two times a calendar period. (Garage sales shall only be held in April, May, June, July, August, September, and October. The monthly schedule of garage sale dates will be determined yearly by the Mayor and Council.) Such sales shall not be more than three continuous days, and shall be held only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. If a sale cannot be held as scheduled due to inclement weather, one additional sale day shall be allowed for each additional scheduled day canceled as a result of inclement weather. There shall be no garage sales held on Sundays.
(Ord. 58-2007. Passed 4-23-07.)
(b) Moving, Estate Sales or Auctions. Upon proof of need, timely sales of this nature shall be approved by the Building Commissioner at times other than listed above.
(c) Display of Merchandise. Any articles offered for sale shall not be displayed more than 20 feet forward of the front of the house and must be wholly contained on the driveway.
(d) Advertising. Signs and notices shall not be posted on the public right of ways.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 62-2005. Passed 6-13-05.)
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