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Roy City panel weighs limits on recurring garage and yard sales amid neighborhood complaints
Summary
The Roy City planning/board discussed complaints about a recurring yard-sale operation, reviewed ordinance language from neighboring cities that limits frequency, duration and resale of commercially acquired goods, heard public comment urging both enforcement and protection of property rights, and asked staff to draft consolidated language for later review.
Roy City planning/board members spent much of their April 28 meeting reviewing repeated neighborhood complaints about a property operating near-continuous garage and yard sales and discussing how to update local rules to address the issue.
A staff presenter told the commission that code enforcement has received multiple reports about a site where goods remain on display for extended periods and sales appear to repeat through seasons. The presenter said current city code lacks a clear, standalone definition for garage or yard sales, which complicates enforcement under existing home-occupation and junk-and-debris provisions. He reviewed ordinance language used by nearby municipalities that the commission might borrow or…
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