(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, association, club, business, or other entity to have in excess of four (4) yard sales, as herein defined, per calendar year without first obtaining any and all necessary zoning permits and/or licenses to conduct a commercial business and thereby permit such excess use.
(b) “Yard sales” shall be defined to include any sale, conducted on private property, of any personal property items, or merchandise, which sales shall include, but not be limited to, yard sales, garage sales, basement sales, or any other such sales conducted on private property.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that all city rights-of-way, streets, curbs, and sidewalks remain free and clear of any obstruction at all times. Yard sales may be conducted only at times between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. A yard sale shall be limited to no more than three (3) consecutive days. Any yard sale continuing in excess of three (3) days, and/or any yard sale conducted on nonconsecutive days shall be considered as a separate yard sale for purposes of this section. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, tenant, occupant, or whoever is conducting the yard sale to ensure that all property items and merchandise for such yard sales be properly removed and stored out of sight of any city right-of-way, except during said hours on the same day of the yard sale.
(d) Any signs posted to advertise a yard sale shall not obstruct, impede, impair the sight distance, or otherwise create any potential traffic impediment or danger in any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way. No sign may be posted more than two (2) days before such yard sale, and all signs must be removed by 9:00 p.m. on the last day of the yard sale. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner, tenant, occupant, or whoever is conducting the yard sale to ensure that all such signage is removed. No signs may be posted or attached to city property to include, for example, but not be limited to, street signs, poles, posts, buildings or other structures.
(e) Violation of this section is declared to be a municipal infraction. The penalty for violation of this section shall be a fine not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00). (Ord. No. G-95-9, § 1, 5-18-95)