Duluth UDC § 340.06

a. Permit Required. 1. Any person desiring to hold a yard sale shall obtain a complimentary permit from the Planning and Development Director. The application for the permit shall set forth the name and address of the person who will be conducting the yard sale, the address where the same is to be located, and the date upon which the yard sale will be conducted. The Planning and Development Director shall furnish such person with a copy of this Section at the time of obtaining the yard sale permit. 2. In the case of a neighborhood yard sale, one of the persons who will participate in the neighborhood yard sale shall make application for the complimentary permit and shall set forth the name and address of the applicant; the address where the sale is to be held; the date or dates on which the neighborhood yard sale is to be held and the names and addresses of all other persons who plan to participate in the sale. 112 | P a g e Article Three. Restrictions on Particular Uses 3. The permit shall be obtained at least five days prior to the commencement date of the yard sale. Applicants shall specify an alternate date (rain date) for such yard sale in the event the proposed sale cannot be held on the first selected date because of inclement weather. b. Frequency and Duration. No person may hold a yard sale at the same location more frequently than once each 90 days and such sale shall not be for a period of time greater than 48 hours. c. Duties of Planning and Development Director. The Planning and Development Director shall: 1. Maintain application forms and complimentary permits to be issued for yard sales. 2. Furnish to the City of Duluth Police Department a copy of all yard sale permits as and when the permits are issued. 3. Record for yard sale shall be maintained for the space of at least 18 months. 4. Before issuing any yard sale permit, check the listing record of previous permits issued to be certain that a requested permit is not being requested more frequently than permitted under the terms of this Section and if such requested permit is for a date or time by the same applicant or at an address where a previous yard sale has been held less than 90 days prior to the date of the proposed sale, the Planning and Development Director shall have the authority to refuse to issue the permit. d. Display of Permit. The permit issued to any applicant for a yard sale shall be publicly displayed by the applicant during the time that the yard sale is being held or shall be available for inspection by a City of Duluth police officer upon demand. e. Temporary Signs. See the Sign Regulations Article of this Development Code. f. Termination of Sales without Permit. City Council hereby grants authority to the Chief of Police and police officers to order the immediate termination of any yard sale being conducted without a valid permit being issued pursuant to the terms of this Section. Any person who refuses to obey the order of the chief of police or other lawful officer of the City and immediately cease and terminate said yard sale and remove the public display of goods from their yard shall be subject to arrest for the charge of failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer and be subject to all the penalties for the violation of the City of Duluth Code of Ordinances. The charge provided for in this Section is in addition to any other charges that may be brought against such individuals conducting a yard sale in violation of the terms of this Section.