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Sec. 6-56. - Definitions.#
For the purpose of this article, a garage or yard sale shall be any general sale of used or second-hand tangible personal property held on the premises of a home, or land or buildings abutting thereto, within the boundaries of the town. (1)
Tangible personal property is limited to goods, wares, merchandise or other articles or substances belonging to the owner of the premises or said owner's immediate family;
(2)
No items of tangible personal property shall be sold on consignment at a garage or yard sale except on behalf of immediate family members;
(3)
Immediate family is limited to the said owner's spouse, children, daughter or son-in-law and parents;
(4)
Hawkers and peddlers are expressly prohibited from selling or offering for sale any goods, wares, merchandise, ice cream or other articles or substances at a garage or yard sale;
(5)
Any person violating this article shall be fined in accordance with section 1-4
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 2; Ord. of 6-11-92)
Sec. 6-57. - License required.#
No person shall sell or offer for sale any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles or substances at any garage or yard sale within the boundaries of the town without first obtaining a license to do so from the town clerk.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 1)
Sec. 6-58. - Churches exempt.#
All churches within the boundaries of the town are exempt from the necessity of obtaining a license under this article and may conduct church sales provided such sale is within the confines or grounds of such church.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 8)
Sec. 6-59. - Exemption for zoning classifications.#
This article shall not apply to sales which are authorized under the zoning classification of the property from which the sales are conducted.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 9)
Cross reference— Comment Text (parent not a footnote)Zoning, App. A.
Sec. 6-60. - Frequency limited.#
There shall be no more than two (2) garage or yard sales at any one (1) location per year, one in each six-month period.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 3)
Sec. 6-61. - License fee.#
The fee for a license required by this article shall be five dollars ($5.00) per license.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 4; Res. of 4-1-79)
Sec. 6-62. - Duration of license.#
All licenses issued under the provisions of this article shall be for the term of not more than forty-eight (48) hours.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 5)
Sec. 6-63. - Issuance of license restricted.#
A license required by this article may be issued only to the owner of the property upon which the sale is to be held.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 6)
Sec. 6-64. - License nontransferable.#
A license issued under this article shall not be transferable.
Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 3-6-75, § 7)