CHAPTER 4.44
GARAGE SALES

SECTION:

4.44.010    Definition

4.44.020    Permit Required

4.44.030    Limit On Permits; Nontransferable

4.44.040    Days And Hours Of Sale

4.44.050    Display Of Property For Sale

4.44.060    Signs

4.44.070    Violation An Infraction

4.44.010 DEFINITION:

For purposes of this chapter, a "garage sale" is defined as a sale conducted indoors or outdoors on residential premises by the occupant of said premises, at which miscellaneous items of personal property are offered for sale to the general public. (1972 Code § 5.48.010)

4.44.020 PERMIT REQUIRED:

Before any garage sale shall be conducted, the person conducting the same shall file a written application for a permit with the city clerk, which shall set forth:

A.    The name and address of the applicant, and the names and addresses of any persons owning an interest in the property to be sold, if different from the applicant, and an indication of the property owned by persons other than the applicant;

B.    The location of the proposed sale;

C.    The date and dates during which the proposed sale is to be conducted;

D.    A declaration under the penalty of perjury that the person or persons conducting the sale is or are the owners of the property offered for sale, that the property has not been acquired or assigned to the applicant or applicants for the purpose of resale and that no more than two (2) previous sales have been conducted by the applicant or on the premises within the calendar year. (1972 Code § 5.48.020)

4.44.030 LIMIT ON PERMITS; NONTRANSFERABLE:

A.    No more than three (3) permits shall be issued to the same person or for the same premises during any calendar year.

B.    No permit shall be transferable to another person or to another premises. (1972 Code § 5.48.030)

4.44.040 DAYS AND HOURS OF SALE:

A.    Days: No permit shall be approved and no sale shall be conducted for more than three (3) consecutive days or for more than two (2) consecutive weekends of two (2) days each.

B.    Hours: The sale shall not be conducted before eight o’clock (8:00) A.M. or after six o’clock (6:00) P.M. on the permitted days. (1972 Code § 5.48.040)

4.44.050 DISPLAY OF PROPERTY FOR SALE:

Personal property offered for sale shall not be displayed within five feet (5’) of the public right of way of any residentially zoned premises; provided however, that a vehicle offered for sale may be displayed on a permanently constructed driveway within the front or side yard of the premises. (1972 Code § 5.48.050)

4.44.060 SIGNS:

Signs advertising a garage sale for which a permit has been issued under this chapter may be placed or erected on the sale premises or within two hundred feet (200’) with written permission of the property owner, but not at any other location, subject to the following conditions: a) no such sign shall exceed four (4) square feet in area; b) no sign shall be placed or affixed to any tree or utility pole; and c) no such sign shall be displayed at times other than the permitted times of sale. Such signs shall be exempt from the requirements of title 12, chapter 12.116 of this code. (Ord. 2010-61, 2-16-2010)

4.44.070 VIOLATION AN INFRACTION:

Every person who, for himself or herself or as the agent of another, commences, engages in, conducts or carries on any sale as provided in this chapter without procuring the permit required by section 4.44.020 of this chapter, or who fails to comply with the conditions and provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of an infraction. (1972 Code § 5.48.070)