[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Brockport 9-8-1998 by L.L. No. 10-1998.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter superseded former Ch. 22,
Garage Sales, adopted 5-2-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977, as amended.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to conduct a garage sale, moving sale, yard sale, household sale or auction in the Village of Brockport without first complying with the regulations as set forth in § 22-2 of this chapter.
Garage sales, yard sales, moving sales, household sales and
auctions shall be regulated in the following manner:
A.
GARAGE SALE, YARD SALE AND HOUSEHOLD SALE
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any public sale of personal property in a residential area
of the Village by the resident of the property at which the sale is
taking place.
B.
Hours of sale. Sales shall not begin before 10:00 a.m. and must terminate
by 8:00 p.m.
C.
Number of sales. No person shall conduct more than two sales on his
or her premises in any one calendar year. A person may have two three-day
sales or one six-day sale.
D.
Merchandise. Sales shall offer only used, unwanted items of personal
property owned by the resident of the property where the sale is held.
No new merchandise shall be offered for sale, nor may new or used
merchandise from other sources be brought in and offered for sale.
E.
Signs.
(1)
Garage sales may be advertised through the newspaper or other news
media. A sign no larger in size than three feet by three feet may
be displayed on the property where the sale is being conducted.
(2)
No signs shall be attached to any public signs, light posts or utility
poles, except that signs attached to sticks or posts driven into the
ground are permissible. Only signs advertising those sales within
the limits of the Village of Brockport are permissible. No lighted
signs may be used.
(3)
The signs shall be displayed only during the sale and shall be immediately
removed after the sale.
F.
Zoning. It is not the intention of this chapter to change or amend
the zoning regulations of the Village of Brockport.
G.
Any household sales or auctions conducted by persons under contract
by the resident of the property shall be exempt from the requirements
of this chapter, except as follows:
(1)
No more than four professional signs shall be allowed outside the
property, and such signs shall be removed upon the close of each sale
day.
(2)
There shall be no more than one two-day sale at any one property
per calendar year.
(3)
Sales shall be held between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Whoever shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be deemed an offender and shall be fined not
more than $250, and each day that the violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
