Showing ordinances that apply to Baiting Hollow, NY
Baiting Hollow is an unincorporated community (population 2,763) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Baiting Hollow is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The garage sale rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Garage sales in Suffolk County are regulated by individual towns. Most permit 2-4 sales per year per household with permits typically required. Brookhaven allows 4 sales per year, Islip allows 3, Southampton limits to 2. Hours usually 8 AM to 6 PM.
Brookhaven Town Code Chapter 57A permits 4 garage sales per year per household, each lasting no more than 3 consecutive days, with free permit from the Town Clerk. Islip Town Code Chapter 46 allows 3 sales per year, 2 consecutive days each. Southampton permits 2 per year. Sales must occur on the residence property only, not on public rights of way. Signs advertising sales are regulated separately (see Signs/garage-sale-signs). HOAs and condominiums often impose stricter limits. Items sold must be household personal property of the resident, not commercial inventory.
Exceeding allowed sales per year: 100-500 dollars. Operating without permit: 50-250 dollars. Commercial-scale sales: cease and desist plus 1,000 dollars per Ch 57A-5.
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