Municipal Code
CHAPTER 830 Garage Sales
830.01 Garage sale defined.
830.02 Permit required; fee.
830.03 Duration of sale.
830.04 Signs and display of merchandise.
830.05 Limitations on conduct and nature of sales.
830.06 Application of chapter.
830.07 Application of Zoning Code and sign regulations.
830.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Sales of alcoholic beverages in Village - see CHTR. Ch.
XVI, §13
Sales of drugs - see GEN. OFF. 624.01, 624.06
Sales of hypodermic syringes, needles, etc. - see GEN.
OFF. 624.04
Licensing in general - see B.R. & T. Ch. 810
Peddlers and solicitors - see B.R. & T. Ch. 860
Garage sale signs - see B. & H. 1474.16(b)(2)
830.01 GARAGE SALE DEFINED.
As used in this chapter, the term "garage sale" shall
include the terms "basement sale," "attic sale" or other
types of so-called residential sales of used tangible
personal property such as clothing, household effects,
tools, garden implements, toys, recreation equipment or
other used or secondhand items customarily found in and
about the home and advertised in a manner whereby the
public at large is, or can be, aware of such sale.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.02 PERMIT REQUIRED; FEE.
Before a garage sale can be conducted, the homeowner or
occupant of the premises at which said sale shall be
held shall obtain a permit therefor from the Village
Clerk. In addition to other information that may be
required by the Village Clerk, the permit shall contain
the name of the applicant and the duration of the sale.
The fee for such permit shall be one dollar ($1.00). No
additional permit shall be issued for the conducting of
a garage sale on the premises covered by the permit
until at least six months have expired from the date of
expiration of the original permit. A sample garage sale
permit follows the text of this chapter as Appendix A.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.03 DURATION OF SALE.
Each garage sale shall be limited to three consecutive
days of operation and no garage sale shall be conducted
before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. of any day.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.04 SIGNS AND DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE.
One garage sale sign not to exceed four square feet in
area shall be located on the property where the garage
sale is being held and shall be used to advertise the
garage sale. Such sign shall be placed at least ten feet
inside the property line of the premises on which said
sale is conducted, and shall be removed immediately
after the completion of the garage sale in accordance
with the permit. All signs shall be governed by Chapter
1474 of the Building and Housing Code. Outside display
of merchandise to be sold is prohibited.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.05 LIMITATIONS ON CONDUCT AND NATURE OF SALES.
The garage sale shall be conducted only by the homeowner
or occupant and no merchandise of any nature shall be
brought in from any other source in connection with such
sale. The limitations of this section shall not be
applicable, however, when the permit is obtained and the
sale is conducted by a church, school or other civic or
charitable non-profit organization.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.06 APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
This chapter shall not apply to the homeowner or
occupant who, during the normal course of housekeeping,
advertises or otherwise offers for sale individual
pieces of furniture, an automobile or an appliance being
replaced or no longer needed.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.07 APPLICATION OF ZONING CODE AND SIGN REGULATIONS.
This chapter shall be subject to the provisions of the
Zoning Code and Chapter 1474 of the Building and Housing
Code.
(Ord. 118. Passed 10-14-74.)
830.99 PENALTY.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 202.99 for general Code
penalty if no specific penalty is provided.)
