MEXICO – Pending the whim of referendum voters Tuesday, yard sales after that date could be regulated by a town ordinance enforced by police or the code enforcement officer.

It is Article 15 on the 19-article referendum warrant.

According to the Planning Board’s proposed yard sale ordinance – a copy is available at the town office – no person, firm, corporation or other entity can hold a yard sale in Mexico without first paying a fee for a permit from the town clerk or designee.

There is no listed fee, but the amount to be paid is in accordance with the town’s fee schedule.

Entities that will not be required to buy a yard-sale permit include civic, school and church groups, and charitable or fraternal organizations.

Permits would have to be posted at the yard-sale location and easily visible from the street.

Other requirements include:

• Yard sales can no longer be conducted for more than three consecutive days. After that time, all sale items must be removed from the exterior.

• No one can conduct more than four yard sales from any residential premises or location during one calendar year.

• Yard sales from nonresidential properties must comply with Mexico’s land use regulation ordinance, except sales conducted by civic, school, and church groups, charitable, fraternal or nonprofit organizations. Others will be governed by the new ordinance.

• Signs designating yard sales must not exceed 4 square feet and must have the name, address, telephone number, and permit number of the permittee.

• Signs must not obstruct traffic views and be removed immediately after the sale has ended.

Pending conviction, violations the ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements will result in a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100 each day a violation continues. Anyone violating any provision of the ordinance cannot be issued another permit for the rest of the year.