[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Belgium
11-21-1991 by Ord. No. 16-91 as Title 7, Ch. 5, of the 1991 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
In addition to any community-wide garage sales, garage
sales, yard sales and similar merchandise sales may be held no more than three
times per year at any residence and for a total of not more than nine days
in that year. All goods offered for sale shall be household goods or personal
possessions from the residence where the sale is being held or, in the case
of a group sale, from the residences of the participating households. In no
case shall any sales become outlets for wholesale or retail commercial sales.[1]
B.
Any garage sales, yard sales, and similar merchandise
sales by nonprofit, philanthropic, or civil organizations may be held no more
than twice per year for not more than a total of six days in that year. In
no case shall any sales become outlets for wholesale or retail commercial
sales.
Garage sales shall be conducted between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Each
sale shall last no longer than four consecutive days.
A.
Garage sale signs may not have an area more than six
square feet with a maximum of two faces. Garage sale signs shall identify
the location of the sale and must be located off of the Village right-of-way.
B.
No garage sale sign may be located on utility poles or
traffic control devices or on property or the adjoining right-of-way of property
the owner of which has not given explicit permission for its location.
C.
No garage sale sign shall be displayed more than one
day before the sale or one day following the sale.
D.
No more than one garage sale sign may be located at the
sale site, and no more than two garage sale signs may be located off the site,
except that two signs are permitted on corner lots, one facing each street.
The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:
All general sales open to the public, conducted from or on a residential
premises, for the purpose of disposing of personal property, including but
not limited to all sales titled rummage, lawn, yard, porch, room, backyard,
patio or garage sale.
Property which is owned, utilized, and maintained and acquired in
the normal course of living in or maintaining a residence. It does not include
merchandise which was purchased for resale or obtained on consignment.
