§ 34-19. Regulations.
(a)
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Garage sale means all general sales open to the public, conducted from or on a residential premises, for the purpose of disposing of personal property, including but not limited to, all sales entitled rummage, lawn, yard, porch, room, backyard, patio or garage sale.
Personal property means property which is owned, utilized and maintained and acquired in the normal course of living in or maintaining a residence. It does not include merchandise which was purchased for resale or obtained on consignment.
(b)
Frequency of sales; ownership of merchandise. Garage sales, yard sales and similar merchandise sales may be held no more than four times per year at any residence and for a total of not more then eight days in that year. The City Clerk-Treasurer may authorize additional sale and/or sale days if warranted by unusual circumstances. All goods offered for sale shall be household goods or personal possessions from the residence where sale is being held or, in the case of a group sale, from the residences of the participating households. In no case shall any sales become outlets for wholesale or retail commercial sales.
(c)
Hours. Garage sales shall be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Each sale shall last no longer than four consecutive days.
(d)
Signs. The following shall be the regulations for garage sale signs:
(1)
Garage sale signs may not have an area more than six square feet with a maximum of two faces. Garage sale signs shall identify the location of the sale and must be located at least five feet from the street line or nearest lot line.
(2)
No garage sale sign may be located on utility poles, traffic control devices or on property or the adjoining right-of-way of property the owner of which has not given explicit permission for its location.
(3)
No garage sale sign shall be displayed before one day before the sale or one day following the sale.
(4)
No more than one garage sale sign may be located at the sale site and not more than two garage sale signs may be located off the site, except that two signs are permitted on corner lots, one facing each street.
(Code 1991, § 7-8-1)