Garage Sales

This by-law may be cited as the "Garage Sales By-Law".

In this by-law:

1. “Corporation” shall mean the Corporation of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet;
2. “Garage Sale” means any general sale to the public of various new or used objects and personal property from a residential property and which includes, but not limited to, all sales entitled as “yard”, “backyard”, “flea market”, “rummage” sale, etc.
3. “Estate Sale” means any general sale to the public of various new or used objects and personal property from a residential property by the persons vested with the estate of the owners of the property.
4. “Festival” means the Alfred Country Western Festival, the Wendover Western Festival, the Festival de la Bine and the Ottawa River Festival, which are festivals recognized by the Township’s Council.
5. “Complete first week-end” means the complete first week-end of a month characterized by having the Saturday and the Sunday identified as days within the same month.
6. “Personal Property” means any property which is owned, used and maintained by any person or member(s) of his or her residence and acquired in the normal course of living in, or maintaining a residence, but does not include merchandise which was purchased for resale, or obtained on consignment;
7. “Residential property” means a parcel of land or a dwelling unit used or intended for residential purposes located in a residential zone or any other zone as defined in the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet Zoning By-law 2009-50, as amended from time to time;
8. “Owner” shall mean the registered owner of the land and includes a lessee, mortgagee in possession, and the person in charge who occupies the property;
9. “Municipal Law Enforcement Officer” shall mean the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer appointed by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet responsible for the enforcement of the municipal by-laws.

1. No person shall hold a garage sale on a residential property within the limits of the Corporation unless in accordance with the provisions of this by-law;
2. No garage sale shall be held or encroach on a sidewalk, a public highway (street) or on any other public space;
3. Garage sales without a permit are permitted:
   1. During the month of May: on Friday evening (after 5 p.m.), Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of the Victoria Day weekend;
   2. During the month of August: on Friday evening (after 5 p.m.), Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of the Civic Holiday week end;
   3. During the month of September: on Friday evening (after 5 p.m.), Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the Labor Day week end;
4. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this by-law, estate sales and garage sales which are organized and held by a community group, a service club or a non for profit organization are permitted at any time during the year. )
5. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this by-law, when a festival takes place within the Township, garage sales are permitted during the same days of the event (festival).
6. No person shall hold a Garage Sale without prior obtaining a permit from the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet and paying the fees set forth in Schedule “A” attached hereto except for the three week ends where garage sales are free of charge.
7. No person shall hold more than three (3) Garage Sales per calendar within the limits of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet, in addition to the three week ends where garage sales are free of charge.

1. No person shall obstruct, hinder or interfere with the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer in the lawful performance of his duties;
2. The provisions of this By-Law shall be enforced by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer.
3. Any permit issued under this By-law may be revoked, or any application for a permit may be refused by the By-law Enforcement Officer, or by any person so designated under this By-law, if the application submitted by the Applicant or permit holder contains any false, fraudulent or misleading statement.

1. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall forfeit, and pay a penalty for each such offence and every such penalty shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.33 and amendments thereto;
2. When a person has been convicted of an offence under this by-law any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may, in addition to any other penalty imposed on the person convicted, issue an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence or the doing of any act or thing by the person convicted directed toward the continuation or repetition of the offence.

The requirements of this by-law are severable. If any requirements of this by-law are held invalid, the application of such requirements to other circumstances and the remainder of this by-law shall not be affected.

This by-law is not to be construed at any time in such a fashion as to hold the Corporation or its officers liable for failing to ensure that persons comply with the provisions of this by-law.

This by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date of its adoption by the Municipal Council.