City announces dates for Garage Sale Weekend
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.
