Gainesville sets no hours-of-day limit on garage sales. The rule that matters is frequency: hold sales on ten or more weekends a year and the code treats you as a secondhand dealer, which requires a police department permit.
The secondhand goods chapter defines secondhand dealers to include garage sale operators, then exempts anyone who holds garage sales less than ten weekends per year. Cross that line and section 22-18 applies: a written permit from the police department, a fee under Appendix A, and renewal before October 1, since permits expire September 30. No section fixes start or end times for a sale. The noise chapter still binds you, with nighttime running 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. A temporary sign at a single-family property is capped at six square feet and four feet in height.
There is no garage-sale-specific fine. Operating as an unpermitted secondhand dealer is punished under section 1-9, up to $500.00 or 60 days, and police officers may issue a civil citation.
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