[Ord. 868-23, 8/13/1986]
As used in this Part, the following words and terms shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
A natural person, resident of the Borough of Red Lion. The
members of a single household or of the households holding an individual
sale shall be considered one person for the purposes of this Part.
A sale, held upon residential property, either out of doors,
in a garage or on a porch or patio, by the owner or an occupant of
the premises, alone or with representatives of no more than three
other families from the vicinity, of goods, wares, or merchandise
belonging to the person or persons holding the sale or to members
of their immediate families, with nothing offered for sale that is
on consignment.
[Ord. 868-23, 8/13/1986; as amended by Ord. 9711-6, 11/12/1997,
§ 127-2]
No person shall conduct a yard or garage sale within the Borough
of Red Lion without first obtaining from the police department or
the Borough Secretary a permit, for which a fee, as set from time
to time by resolution of the Borough Council, which shall be for the
use of the Borough shall be charged, which shall entitle the person
to conduct the sale for a period of not more than two days, which
shall be consecutive, and neither of which may be a Sunday.
[Ord. 868-23, 8/13/1986; as amended by Ord. 939-8, 9/8/1993]
No yard or garage sale shall commence before the hour of 7:00
a.m. or continue after the hour of 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Articles
for sale may be placed outside for display no more than one hour prior
to commencement of the sale and shall be removed from outside display
within one hour following the sale.
[Ord. 868-23, 8/13/1986; as amended by Ord. 972-2, 2/12/1997;
and by Ord. 9711-6, 11/12/1997, § 127-4]
No more than two permits for a yard or garage sale shall be issued in any one calendar year to any person holding an individual yard or garage sale or for a yard or garage sale to be held on the same premises. A maximum of four signs may be posted to advertise a sale, none of which signs may be posted more than five days prior to the first date of the sale; all such signs must be removed within 48 hours after the last date of the sale stated on the permit. The signs shall bear the name of the licensee, the person to whom the permit was issued, the exact street address of the sale and the date or dates of the sale as stated on the permit. The form and composition of the signs shall be established by the Borough and no other signs shall be permitted or used. The licensee shall be provided with four sign blanks at the time of issuance of the permit. Penalties for nonremoval of signs within 48 shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council. In addition, fees for the posting of signs shall be as set forth in Chapter 19, Signs and Billboards.
[Ord. 868-23, 8/13/1986; as amended by Ord. 9711-6, 11/12/1997,
§ 127-5; and by Ord. 2009-09-02, 9/14/2009]
Any person who violates any provision of this Part, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus
costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term
of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of
this Part continues or each section of this Part which shall be found
to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
