§ 70-32. Restrictions.

Garage sales shall be subject to the following restrictions, rules and regulations:

(1)

Such sale shall be conducted only by an owner or occupant of such residential premises where the sale is to be held, or by members of the household or family of such owner or occupant, and no permit shall be issued to any person who holds himself out as being habitually in the business of selling such property at retail.

(2)

Such sales shall not exceed two in any one calendar year on the same premises, and shall not extend in duration for more than three consecutive days for any one sale.

(3)

No new merchandise acquired solely for the purpose of resale on the premises shall be sold at such occasional sales. Garage sales shall be restricted to surplus personal property accumulated as an incident to residential occupancy of the premises.

(4)

Nothing herein shall prevent not more than three families cooperating in holding a joint garage sale on the residential premises of any one of them, provided all such joint participants are named in the application and permit, and only property permissible in a separate sale by each of such families is offered for sale.

(5)

Permit therefor shall be first obtained prior to the sale by application in writing on forms provided by the city, at a cost of $5.00.

(6)

The permit shall be displayed on the premises during the sale.

(7)

Signage shall be limited to signs issued by the city. With each garage sale permit the applicant will be issued a total of three signs. One yard sign to be displayed on the property of the garage sale and two directional signs to aid the public in locating the sale. These signs are strictly prohibited from being located on utility poles. Signs may be displayed 24 hours prior to actual sale, and must be removed prior to 8:00 p.m. the last day of the permitted sale.

(Code 1987, § 12-45; Ord. No. 98-1, § 3, 1-6-98)