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  Chapter 179
GARAGE SALES

  •  179-1 Definitions.
    As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
    GARAGE SALES
    All sales, whether located in residential districts or commercial districts, entitled "garage sale," "lawn sale,” “attic sale," "estate sale," "rummage sale"
    or "flea market sale," or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property which is advertised by any means whereby the public at large is or can be made aware of such sale.
    GOODS
    Any belongings or other property capable of being the object of a sale regulated hereunder.
  • 179-2 License required.
    It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a garage sale in the Township without first filing with the Township Clerk the information hereinafter specified and obtaining from the Township Clerk a license, to be known as a “garage sale license."
  •  179-3 Fee.
    There is no fee for the license.
  •  179-4 Application for license.
      Refer to E-Code www.ourclark.com for full description of contents of application.
  • 179-5 Limitations on issuance of license; display requirements.
    A. No garage sale license shall be issued to any one person or for any one premises more than four times within the calendar year. A license number will be issued to keep track of the number of sales. No such license shall be issued for more than three consecutive calendar days. In the event a sale is canceled because of rain, the licensee shall be authorized to hold the sale the following week.
    B. Charitable, religious and civic organizations may be allowed more than four licenses with the approval of the Township Council.
    C. Each license issued under this chapter must be prominently displayed and posted on the premises upon which the garage sale is conducted, in a conspicuous place so as to be seen from the street, throughout the entire period of the licensed sale.
    D. PowerofAttorney and/or binding agreements must be submitted with applications for “estate sale services” and/or “professional service sales”.
  • 179-6 Hours of sale.
    No garage sales shall be conducted other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
  • 179-7 Signs.
    No signs for advertising or directing customers shall be posted longer than two (2) days prior to and including the dates of the sale. Under no circumstances shall any signs be placed on or within high-volume intersections, private property, trees or telephone poles. No such signs shall exceed 17 inches in height or 11 inches in width. All such signs shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours after the completion of the sale.
  •  179-8 Exceptions.
    Refer to E-Code www.ourclark.com
  • 179-9 Conditions of sale.
    A. The person to whom such license is issued and the owner or tenant of the premises on which such sale or activity is conducted shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of good order and decorum on the premises during all hours of such sale or activity.
    B. Nosuchperson shall permit any loud or boisterous conduct on such premises nor permit vehicles to impede the passage of traffic on any roads or streets in the area of such premises.
    C. All such persons shall obey the reasonable order of any member of the Police or Fire Departments of the Township in order to maintain the public health, safety and welfare.
  •  179-10 Enforcement.
     This chapter shall be enforced by the Township Police Department. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to investigate any violations of this chapter coming to its attention, whether by complaint or arising from its own personal knowledge, and if a violation is found to exist, it shall prosecute a complaint before the Municipal Court.
  •  179-11 Violations and penalties. Any person conducting any such sale or similar activity without being properly licensed therefor or who shall violate any of the other terms and regulations of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty of $50.00 for the first offense, $100.00 for the second offense and $200.00 for each subsequent offense. Each day that such sale shall continue without being duly licensed shall be considered a separate violation.
Description of Sale (Optional)
It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a garage sale or yard sale without first obtaining a license.
A License will only be issued to any one household only four times within a 12 month period,
and no license shall be issued for more than three consecutive calendar days.
Applicant Information
Are you applying on behalf of a non-profit organization?
Property Owner's Name
Click on the "Add New Record" button in the table below to add the details for each individual office.
Hours of sale
All garage sales and yard sales shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM only.
State
Note: In the event the inclement weather causes a scheduled sale to be cancelled, the rain date must be on the same day within the following week on the same day or days of the week originally scheduled.
First Name
Date of Sale
Each license issued must be prominently displayed on the premises and visible from the street upon which the sale is conducted throughout the entire period of the licensed sale.
The person to whom such license is issued and the owner or tenant of the premises on which such sale or activity is conducted shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of good order and decorum on the premises during all hours of such sale or activity. No such persons shall permit any loud or boisterous conduct on said premises nor permit vehicles to impede the passage of traffic on any roads or streets in the area of such premises. All such persons shall obey the reasonable orders of any member of the Police or Fire Department in order to maintain the public health, safety and welfare. All licensed premises shall be subject to the ordinances of the Town and shall be subject to inspection at all times by the Building inspector, Chief of Police and Fire Chief, or any of their agents or any other duly authorized representative of {[CNAME]}.
The issuance of a license does not authorize any person to offer for sale mattresses, bedsprings, cots, lounges and sofas during any sale without first complying with the rules and regulations of {[CNAME]}'s Garage & Yard Sale application, with respect to the labeling, sterilizing and disinfecting of said mattresses, bedsprings, cots, lounges and sofas.
Property Owner's Address
Email
Guidelines
End Time
Attachments
Sale Information
{[ADDR]}
{[CITY]}, {[STATE]} {[ZIP]}
{[APHONE]}
{[AWEBSITE]}
Are you the owner of the property?
How many consecutive days is the sale? (Max 3)
Phone #
{[PNAME]}
ZIP
Property Owner's Phone #
State
Applicant Signature *
Rain Date
City
By signing below, the applicant affirms that the information contained above is true, correct, accurate and known to the applicant to be so. The applicant also acknowledges that they cannot post signs on poles, trees and other city property.
City
Certification
Begin search by typing the address number and part of the street name and press Enter
IMPORTANT: If this property is NOT a Residential property, then a Garage/Yard sale license CANNOT be issued for this address.
Address of Sale
Address
  • Estate Sales or 501c3 Organizations - attach a copy of proof.
  • Not the Property Owner? Attach a copy of the Letter of Consent from the Owner.

Last Name
ZIP
If you are applying on behalf of a Non-Profit Organization, please list the details of each office below and attach a copy of your organization's 5013C or registration with the state or Federal Government to the attachments field at the end of this form. (or deliver a copy of these documents by mail or in person to the clerk's office)
If you are NOT the property owner please fill out the information below. You also MUST attach a copy of the letter of consent from the owner of this property to this application and also attach a copy of proof.