Westland permits residential garage sales without a permit but limits them to a few sales per address per year, restricts hours to daylight, and prohibits sale of new or commercial-quantity merchandise.
Westland regulates residential garage, yard, and estate sales as accessory uses to a dwelling. Sales are limited to a small number per address per calendar year (commonly three sales of up to three consecutive days each), generally between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. or daylight hours. Items offered must be the personal household property of the resident; sale of new merchandise, vendor-style booths, or operating a business under the guise of a garage sale is prohibited and treated as an unlicensed home occupation. Goods may not be displayed in the public right-of-way or block sidewalks, and parking must not impede traffic. Signs are restricted to the sale property and limited off-site directional signs that must be removed promptly after the sale.
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