Alturas Municipal Code Ch. 13.1 Yard Sales, Garage Sales, and Rummage Sales

(a) Yard sales are those commercial sales activities being conducted in a residentially zoned area of the City of Alturas, out of doors, on a parcel of land substantially utilized for residential purposes, being conducted by the owner of the parcel, or the owner's tenant, or the owner's or tenant's agent, licensee or permittee, and at which the items being offered for sale are of a household nature and generally considered "used" and for which there is no requirement for a "license" pursuant to chapter 13 of this Code.

(b) Garage sales are those commercial sales activities being conducted in a residentially zoned area of the City of Alturas, in doors, on a parcel of land substantially utilized for residential purposes and in a structure substantially utilized for residential purposes or adjoining a structure substantially used for residential purposes, being conducted by the owner of the parcel or the owner's tenant, or the owner's or tenant's agent, licensee or permittee, and at which the items being offered for sale are of a household nature and generally are considered "used" and for which there is no requirement for a "license" pursuant to chapter 13 of this Code.

(c) Rummage sales are all those commercial sales of similar nature to yard sales or garage sales but which are "named" by some caption other than "yard" or "garage".

(Ord. No. 484, 11-9-2010)

Yard sales, garage sales, and rummage sales, or some combination of the three, are restricted as follows:

(a) Not more than two such commercial activities may be conducted in a twelve-month period on any one parcel of land.

(b) Each such commercial activity shall be conducted only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

(c) Each such commercial activity shall not extend over more than two consecutive days.

(d) No such commercial activity shall be conducted within ninety days of the prior such commercial activity on that same parcel of land.

(e) Officially recognized not-for-profit or charitable organizations are excluded from the above restrictions.

(Ord. No. 484, 11-9-2010)

Signs advertising or noting the conduct of the yard, garage or rummage sale, whether posted on the parcel of land on which the sales activity will occur or posted in some other place, must included the date(s) of the sale, the address of the parcel on which the sale will be conducted, and the name of the person(s) conducting the sale. Such signs posted on the property of someone who is not conducting the sale must be posted with the permission of the person in control of the land on which the signage is posted. No such signs may be posted on public rights-of-way, nor on utility poles, nor on highway signage poles. All signs so posted, either in conformity with these limitations or in violation of these limitations, may not be posted more than two weeks in advance of the first day of the sale activity, and shall be removed within twenty-four hours of the conclusion of the sale activity.

(Ord. No. 484, 11-9-2010)

(a) There will be no fee charged by the City of Alturas for yard, garage or rummage sales.

(b) Each violation of restriction in section 13.1-2 shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five dollars, payable to the City of Alturas.

(c) Each violation of restriction in section 13.1-3 shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars, payable to the City of Alturas.

(Ord. No. 484, 11-9-2010)