No Searchlights Allowed for Garage Sales in Snellville

So you're thinking about having a yard sale, eh?

Be advised that there are laws in Snellville about having a garage sale. I thought it was all fun and games, sitting out in the scorching heat, having creepy strangers come to my house, and blowing all the profits on pizza for dinner because I am too wiped out to cook.

But wait, there are some things you need to know, and this comes right from the Snellville.org website in Permits and Applications. The rules seem like a bit of a drag, but then again, if you have a neighbor who seems to be in business 24/7 having a yard sale, these laws would be a blessing. So here goes...

Requirements for Snellville Garage Sales, Yard Sales, Estate Sales, etc.

The City of Snellville does not require a permit for residents to conduct Garage Sales, Yard Sales, Estate Sales, etc., however, these sale events must be conducted in accordance with the following provisions.

• Sale event(s) may not last longer than three (3) days.
• Sale event(s) may be held no more than four (4) times yearly.
• Sale event(s) must be conducted on the owner’s property. Multiple-family sale event(s) are permitted if they are held on the property of one of the participants.
• No consignment goods or goods purchased for resale may be offered for sale.
• All promotional signage must be located on private property and the property owner’s permission must be acquired before erecting any sign.
• On residential streets, promotional signage must be located at least eleven (11) feet away from the curb and located outside of right-of-way or a minimum of ten (10) feet behind the curb or telephone pole, which ever is greater.
• Promotional signage may be no larger than 6 (six) square feet.
• No more than three promotional signs may be erected per property.
• Streamers, balloons, beacons, search lights, air and gas filled devices, and other attention getting devices are all prohibited.
• Promotional signage must not be attached to street signs or markers, traffic control signs or devices, or attached to or painted on any pole, post, tree, rock, shrub, plant or other natural object or feature.

Violation of any of the above provisions may result in the issuance of a citation (maximum fine $1,000 per day) and loss of promotional signage at owner’s expense.