Avondale's Zoning Ordinance (City Code Section 28-132(j)) limits residential garage and yard sales: no single sale may exceed 60 consecutive hours, and no more than four sales are allowed per property per year. Sales beyond those limits are prohibited.
Garage and yard sales in Avondale are governed by the Zoning Ordinance's supplementary regulations, City Code Chapter 28, Article 7, Section 28-132(j) (General requirements). The rule is short and specific: garage or yard sales in excess of sixty (60) consecutive hours, or in excess of four (4) times per year, are prohibited. In practical terms, a household may hold up to four sales a year, each lasting no longer than 60 consecutive hours (roughly two and a half days). The City does not require a separate permit for an ordinary residential garage sale within these limits. Commercial 'seasonal sales' and special events (such as Christmas-tree or pumpkin lots) are regulated separately under Section 28-135 and do require a permit. Signs advertising a garage sale must also comply with the City's sign regulations and may not be attached to traffic signs, utility poles or other public structures (City Code Section 14-170(b)).
Exceeding 60 consecutive hours or four sales per year is a zoning violation. Zoning Ordinance violations are enforced by Code Compliance, which typically issues a notice of violation seeking voluntary compliance before pursuing civil penalties.
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