Rochester Property Conservation Code Ch. 90 applies to garage sales to prevent blight. Items must be removed daily. Signs off within 24 hours of sale end. Repeated visible clutter triggers NET citations.
Rochester Property Conservation Code Chapter 90 applies to garage and yard sales to prevent blight accumulation. Merchandise must be displayed in an organized manner during sale hours. Tables, racks, and display items must be removed or stored out of public view by the end of sale hours each day. Unsold items cannot be left at the curb or in front yards between sale days or after the sale concludes. Signs must be removed within 24 hours of sale ending. Rochester Neighborhood Empowerment Team (NET) inspectors cite repeat visible clutter. Monroe County towns apply similar property maintenance standards through town code enforcement officers.
Items left out after sale: $100 to $1,000 blight citation under Rochester Ch. 90. Signs not removed: $25 to $50 under Ch. 120-192. Habitual: escalating fines and liens.
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