Azusa Municipal Code Art. VIII Garage, Yard or Patio Sales

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 07-05, § 1, adopted May 7, 2007, repealed former Art. VIII, §§ 18-531—18-533, which pertained to garage or lawn sales. Said ordinance also enacted provisions designated as a new Art. VIII, §§ 18-531, 18-532, to read as herein set out. See also the Code Comparative Table.

Garage sale, yard sale or patio sale means a sale of goods, wares or merchandise from residential property where the public is invited onto such property to purchase such items and the definition of a garage sale shall include any sale of the personal belongings of a recently deceased resident of such property even if the sale of goods, wares or merchandise is entirely from locations within the residential structure. "Garage sale," "yard sale" or "patio sale" shall hereinafter be referred to as "garage sale."

Inclement weather means a significant duration rain event where the creation of excess precipitation prevents a normal garage, yard or patio sale from taking place.

(Ord. No. 07-05, § 1, 5-7-07; Ord. No. 2023-07, § 3, 11-20-23)

No person shall conduct, or allow to be conducted, a garage sale on his or property whether such property is owner-occupied or leased in violation of the following regulations:

(1) Garage sales may only be conducted on the first weekend of the months of June, September, December and the month of April for that specific weekend declared by the city to be the "clean and green" weekend. For purposes of this section, "weekend" means 8:00 a.m. Saturday until 6:00 p.m. Sunday. In the event of inclement weather, the city manager, or designee may provide for an alternative date with proper notification. In the event of inclement weather, and with proper notification, the city manager, or designee shall be allowed to provide for an alternative garage sale, yard sale or patio sale weekend.

(2) Garage sales shall be limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the designated weekends.

(3) Garage sales may not be conducted in the public sidewalks, parkways, streets or alleys.

(4) All items sold at garage sales must be used goods, wares, or merchandise of a household nature, from that household or its surrounding neighborhood, and not acquired elsewhere for resale.

(5) Garage sales' advertising signs may not be posted on telephone poles, street lights, traffic signs, or any other structure in the public right-of-way. Such signs may not be posted anywhere earlier than two days prior to the day the sale is to commence, and shall be removed by 7:00 p.m. on the day the sale is terminated. No signs or devices shall be placed on any private property except one double-faced sign not to exceed five square feet in area (24 inches by 30 inches) may be displayed at the site of the sale during the period of time the garage sale permit is in force.

(6) All goods, products, and merchandise offered for sale at a garage sale shall be made available to inspection at the place where the sale is to be conducted by any representative of the police chief, and if requested by the representative, the person conducting the sale shall establish evidence of title to the goods, products and merchandise offered for sale.

(7) Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, a garage sale otherwise complying with the provision of section 18-532 of this Code, shall be eligible for one permit per calendar year and may be conducted on any weekend of the year provided it is conducted as an "estate sale."

For purpose of this section, an "estate sale" shall be defined as a sale conducted indoors to sell goods, wares, or merchandise of a household nature belonging to a resident of the property.

(Ord. No. 07-05, § 1, 5-7-07; Ord. No. 2022-01, § 2, 5-2-22; Ord. No. 2023-07, § 3, 11-20-23)