Showing ordinances that apply to Port Washington, NY
Port Washington is an unincorporated community (population 16,753) in Nassau County, New York. Because Port Washington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Nassau County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The garage sale rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Nassau County garage sales are regulated at the town and village level, with most requiring a permit, limits of 2 to 4 sales per year per address, and hours typically 9 AM to 6 PM. No countywide ordinance exists.
Town of Hempstead Code Chapter 94 requires a garage sale permit, issued free or for a nominal 10 to 25 dollar fee, limits sales to 2 per calendar year per address, and restricts duration to 3 consecutive days. Town of North Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay have comparable ordinances. Villages like Garden City and Rockville Centre impose stricter limits often 2 per year, 2 days each, with sign rules requiring removal within 24 hours of sale end. Sales held without permits or exceeding the frequency limit can be deemed illegal retail use in a residential zone.
Operating without a permit or exceeding frequency limits: 50 to 250 dollars first offense, higher for repeat. Zoning violations for chronic sales: up to 1,000 dollars.
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