Showing ordinances that apply to Valley Cottage, NY
Valley Cottage is an unincorporated community (population 9,038) in Rockland County, New York. Because Valley Cottage is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Rockland County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The garage sale rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Garage/yard sales regulated at town or village level. Typical limits: 2-4 sales per year, 2-3 days each, no permit in most towns but permits required in Village of Nyack, Suffern, and some others. No countywide rule.
Rockland County does not regulate garage sales; each municipality sets its own rules in zoning or licensing code. Town of Ramapo, Clarkstown, and Orangetown typically allow 2-4 residential yard sales per year of 2-3 days each without a permit. Village of Nyack, Village of Suffern, and some other villages require a low-cost permit ($5-$25) from the Village Clerk and cap the number per year. Most municipalities require sales to occur only on the resident's own property, during daylight hours (8 a.m. to dusk), and with merchandise removed at close. Commercial or 'estate liquidation' operations may require a different license.
No permit where required: typical fine $50-$250. Commercial operations masquerading as yard sales: higher penalties and zoning enforcement.
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