Regulations
for having a garage sale
The City of Oak Park regulates Garage Sales
through the City Code and the City Zoning Ordinance. The following
information is a summary of the regulatory provisions that apply to
Garage Sales.
Definition
The term "Garage Sale" also includes terms
such as "home sale", "basement sale", "attic sale" and any other type of
so-called residential sale of tangible personal property, such as, but
not limited to, clothing, household effects, tools, garden implements,
toys, recreation equipment or other used or secondhand items customarily
found in and about the home and advertised to the public.
Operation
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The homeowner or occupant must
receive a permit from the City Clerk before conducting the Garage Sale.
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Garage Sales are limited to five
consecutive days of operation.
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Each household can have two garage
sales in a calendar year.
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In the event of bad weather, the
resident may cancel the sale and reschedule at a later date by
contacting the City Clerk's office.
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Garage Sales can be operated from
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day.
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No person, firm, corporation or
other organization other than the homeowner or occupant
shall conduct a garage sale.
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No merchandise of any nature shall
be brought in from any other source to be sold at a residential
Garage Sale.
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Garage Sale merchandise cannot be
placed on any street, sidewalk or any area
between the street and sidewalk, and all Garage Sale merchandise
must be at least three feet back from the sidewalk.
Garage Sale Signs
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The homeowner or occupant can
place up to two Garage Sale signs on the property of the Garage
Sale location only. Signs cannot be placed in the public
right-of-way, posted on any utility pole or similar fixture
anywhere within the City of Oak Park, or on the property of
others.
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Garage Sale signs cannot exceed
six square feet in size per sign or be more than four feet in
height.
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Garage Sale signs are limited to
12 days in any calendar year per sale location.
The above regulations do not apply to the
householder who, during the normal course of housekeeping, advertises or
otherwise offers for sale individual pieces of furniture or an appliance
of value being replaced or no longer needed.
Ordinance references relating to Garage
Sales
Code of Ordinances
Chapter 22. Article IX Garage sale
regulations
(Section 22-375)
In zoning districts where permitted, a homeowner or occupant may conduct
a garage sale in
accordance with the following subsections: .
(1) Garage sale, for purposes of this article, shall include such terms
as "home sale," "basement sale," "attic sale" or other type of so-called
residential sale of used tangible personal property, such as, but not
limited to, clothing, household effects, tools, garden implements, toys,
recreation equipment or other used or secondhand items customarily found
in and about the home and advertised in a manner whereby the public
adarge is, or can be, aware of such a sale. (2) A homeowner or occupant
shall first obtain a permit from the city clerk before conducting any
garage sale. The fee for such permit shall be established by resolution
of the city council.
(3) Each garage sale shall be limited to five consecutive days of
operation and no more than two such sales may be conducted by any
household or member thereof per calendar year. In the event of inclement
weather, the resident may cancel the sale and reschedule at a later date
by contacting the city clerk's office. No sale shall be conducted before
9:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. each day.
(4) No person, firm, corporation or other organization other than the
homeowner or occupant shall conduct a garage sale and no merchandise of
any nature shall be brought in from any other source to supplement such
sale.
(5) No outside display of merchandise to be sold will be permitted on
any street, sidewalk or any area between the street and sidewalk, and
any such display of merchandise to be sold shall be located at least
three feet back from the sidewalk.
(6) This article shall not apply to the householder who, during the
normal course of housekeeping, advertises or otherwise offers for sale
individual pieces of furniture or an appliance of value being replaced
or no longer needed.
(Ord. No. 0-96-359, § 1, 12-2-96; Ord. No. 0-01-443, § 1,5-21-01)
Appendix A Zoning Ordinance
Article IV R-l One Family Dwelling
District. Permitted Accessory Uses
(Section 401, B, 3)
Garage sales. The homeowner or occupant may conduct a garage sale in
accord with requirements set forth in the city code.
Article XVIII Signs
(Section 1807, J)
Signs for garage sales, yard sales, basement sales, rummage sales,
moving sales, estate sales or other similar sales, when conducted at a
residence: may be erected on private property only; and limited to two
signs per sale location; may not exceed six square feet or four feet in
height per . sign; may not be erected for more than 12 days in any
calendar year per sale location; shall not occupy a public right-of-way;
and shall not be posted on any utility pole or similar fixture anywhere
within the City of Oak Park.
