City announces dates for Garage Sale Weekend
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents can get rid of unwanted or unused items without a garage sale permit during a weekend in August.
Residents will be able to host garage sales from Thursday, Aug. 7, until Sunday, Aug. 10, without a permit from the City of St. Joseph.
Typically, residents would need to submit an application to hold a garage sale at City Hall’s Customer Service office, located at 1100 Frederick Ave., Room 101A, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The applications cost $5 and need to be submitted at least one day before the garage sale.
The City does have certain limitations when it comes to holding garage sales within city limits:
All garage sales must be confined to the house, garage or driveway and shall not encroach upon the yard or other area.
All garage sales shall not be conducted more than four times in any 12-month period at the same location.
Signs advertising or giving directions to any garage sale shall not be used or allowed, except that one sign shall be allowed at the location of the garage sale.
Personal property from a commercial enterprise shall not be sold on a consignment basis at any garage sale.