(A) Consignment sales prohibited. No one shall accept or take in for sale, any goods from any commercial business or enterprise on a consignment basis for sale in a yard sale.
(B) Signs. Off-site directional signs may be permitted but only during the hours the sale is actively being conducted. No sign may be posted or affixed to a public utility pole. Off-site signs must be removed at the close of the sale activities, or by the end of daylight, whichever first occurs, each day of the sale.
(C) Number limited. Not more than two such sales per year shall be held at the premises if occupied by the same family or any member of such family. Any sale lasting for any number of hours on any given day shall constitute a sale under this chapter.
(D) Hours. Yard sales and/or garage sales may be conducted during daylight hours only.
(E) Unowned premises. No yard sale or garage sale shall be permitted on premises not owned or controlled by the person(s) holding the sale. Any violation of this division (E) shall be referred to the Code Enforcement Officer for investigation of possible violation of the zoning regulations.
(F) Traffic congestion. No person and/or vehicle shall impede the normal movement of traffic on the public highways or street (North Carolina Motor Vehicle Law 20-174).
(G) Rules for commercial districts. Yard sales will be allowed in the Neighborhood Business, Central Commercial, General Commercial and Heavy Commercial/Industrial Zones at the rate of two per year. Only the business owner may hold a yard sale, and that business owner may sell personal as well as business items during the yard sale.
(H) Coverage. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect persons selling goods pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.
(I) Permit required. All persons wishing to have a yard sale must first get a yard-sale permit from the Town Hall and display that permit during the time of the yard-sale. Permits will be available at the Town Hall during normal business hours. Any yard sale without a permit shall be considered in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 2-20-2012; Ord. passed 3-17-2014; Ord. passed - -2022) Penalty, see § 155.999