Many Park Foresters are looking to declutter by having a garage sale. 

Code Enforcement Manager Eshe McGee said that before a resident starts setting up a table with vintage lamps, they need to know a few rules about garage sales.

"We want people to have garage sales because they help the community connect," McGee said. "However, we have  some Village ordinances to ensure they're done correctly."

McGee said you don't need a permit to host a garage sale. You can have a maximum of four garage sales per year, and each one can be conducted on up to three consecutive days. 

"For example, if you plan to have a three-day garage sale in June, you can have three more garage sales in the year," McGee said. "But  a person can't have one  sale going from Monday  through Wednesday and  then say their second  garage sale is Thursday  through Sunday—as that  would be consecutive  days."

McGee said garage sales can only happen between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., residents cannot put items on the sidewalk or public parkway, and only one sign is allowed in your yard to broadcast the sale.

She said directional signs and banners are not permitted throughout the Village, and signs are also not allowed to be placed in the parkway.

 In addition to residents hosting their own garage sales,  the Village hosts a biannual Village-wide Garage Sale that will be held this September.