Legislative intent. The Board of Trustees hereby determines that the interests of the Village and its residents are advanced by regulating the conduct of sales of personal property upon residential premises within the Village. It is the intention and purpose of this section to impose such regulations to prohibit the intrusion of commercial activities in residential areas and to regulate the conduct of such personal property sales to protect the residential character of the community and minimize traffic, noise and other disruptions or disturbances.

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms used herein have the following meanings:

Permit required. No person shall hold or conduct, or cause to be conducted, in or on any residential premises within the Village of Port Washington North any garage sale without first obtaining a permit duly issued by the Superintendent of Buildings.

Application. Application for a permit shall be made to the Village Clerk at least seven days prior to the scheduled date of sale, on a form to be supplied by the Village.

Limitation of garage sales. No permit shall be issued for any garage sale extending beyond a period of two consecutive days, and not more than two permits for garage sales shall be issued for any residential premises in one calendar year. No garage sale shall begin prior to 10:00 a.m. or continue after 4:00 p.m. on any day.

Issuance of permit. A permit for a garage sale regulated by this section shall be issued by the Superintendent of Buildings, upon a proper and sufficient showing by the applicant and a determination by the Village that proper safety and environmental precautions have been or will be taken to protect the public and that proper precautions have been taken to minimize traffic congestion.

Right of inspection; closing of garage sale. A building official, a police officer, or any other person designated by the Village shall have the authority and right of entry to any premises where a garage sale regulated by this section is being conducted, for the purposes of inspection for a permit, and such person may direct the immediate closing of such garage sale upon a determination that the garage sale is being conducted in violation of this section or that the public safety and welfare is being imperiled thereby.

Display of permit. A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be prominently and conspicuously displayed at the premises at all times during such garage sale and shall be presented for examination to any person upon request.

Signs. No more than two signs advertising such garage sale, each of which is no larger than 24 inches by 12 inches in size, shall be permitted. One sign shall be located on the premises that are conducting the garage sale, and the other shall be located suitably within an unpaved area of the Village right-of-way. Garage sale signs must be removed at the conclusion of the garage sale each day.

Penalties for violations. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day on which any violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct violation hereunder.