Please abide by City of Princeton (or appropriate Township) ordinances regarding Garage/Rummage Sales:

City of Princeton Ordinances
Chapter 360 – Rummage Sale Regulations

360.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this Code, the following terms, phrases, words, and their
derivations shall have the meaning given herein.

(A) “Rummage Sale” shall mean and include all general sales, open to the public, conducted
from or on a residential premise in any zone, as defined by the zoning ordinance, for the
purpose of disposing of personal property including, but not limited to, all sales entitled
"garage," "lawn," “basement”, "yard," "attic," "porch," "room," "auction," "backyard,"
"patio," "flea market," or "rummage" sale.

(B) “Personal Property” shall mean property which is owned, utilized and maintained by an
individual or members of his or her residence and acquired in the normal course of living
in or maintaining a residence.

(C) “Person” shall mean and include individuals, groups, organizations, partnerships,
voluntary organizations and corporations including any charitable, educational, cultural
or governmental institution or organization.

360.02 Property Permitted To Be Sold. No person, whether as owner, lessee, manager, occupant or
any agent thereof, shall sell, offer for sale, conduct or permit a sale of property other than
personal property at a garage sale or other residential personal property sale.

360.03 Permitted Number Of Yard Sales Per Year. It shall be unlawful for any residents and/or
family household to conduct more than two (2) yard sales during any one (1) calendar year. If
members of more than one residence and/or family household join in the operation of a garage
sale, it shall be considered as a garage sale for each and all such residences and/or family
households.

360.04 Hours of Operation. Such yard sales shall be limited in time and shall be open to the public
only between the hours of 8:00 AM to dusk of three (3) consecutive days. If, due to inclement
weather, the sale is postponed, the applicant shall notify the City.

360.05 Display of Sale Property. Personal property offered for sale may be displayed within the
residence, porch, in a garage, carport, and/or in any yard, but shall not be permitted within the
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public right of way. Unsold items must be removed from the sale site and/or stored in an
enclosed structure within 12 hours after the last day of the sale.

360.06 Advertising; Signs. Signs advertising the garage sale shall be permitted according to the
following rules:
(A) Signs may be permitted to be displayed on the property of the residence where the yard
sale is being conducted.
(B) Any sign posted in conjunction with a sale shall be removed from view within two (2)
hours of the conclusion of the sale.
(M) Nothing under this provision shall serve as authorization for any rummage sale sign to be
posted on any off-premises property, utility pole, street sign, street light, stop light, fence
or structure without the written consent of the owner of said premises, property, sign,
pole, fence or structure.
(N) Signs may be located within a city street right-of-way (ROW) providing that:
1. Signage in the ROW must include the exact street address of the Rummage Sale as
well as the name of the property owner and the dates for the Rummage Sale.
2. Signage located within the ROW must be no closer than three feet (3’) to the driving
surface of the adjacent roadway and may not be positioned such that the signage
blocks the view of intersecting traffic.
3. All signage must comply with all other provisions of the city ordinances. Any owner
of Rummage Sale signage found in violation of any provision of city ordinance shall
be subject to an administrative fine or a regular citation.
360.07 Authority. The city building inspector, a police officer or any other city official designated by
the City Administrator, shall make inspections to enforce the same and shall have the right to
issue citations for violations of this Ordinance.
360.08 Persons Exempt. The provisions of this Code shall not apply to or affect the following:
(A) Persons selling goods pursuant to an order or process of Court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) Persons acting in accordance with their powers or duties as public officials.
(C) Persons acting in accordance with their responsibilities as court-appointed decedents'
personal representatives.
(D) Any bona fide charitable, educational, cultural or governmental institution, or
organization when the proceeds from the sale are used directly for the institution or
organization's charitable purposes.
360.09 Penalty. - Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a petty
misdemeanor. Each day a violation exists shall be a separate violation. Said violation may be
subject to the Administrative Fine procedure pursuant to Ordinance #526.