No person or persons shall offer for sale any merchandise, or permit the use of his or her property, in conjunction with a yard sale without first obtaining a permit therefore at least five days in advance of the first day of the yard sale. The provisions of this section shall not apply to bankruptcy, estate or other sales under judicial process, licensed and authorized auctions, and sales conducted at and by organizations affiliated with churches, schools, federal, state, city, county and township government units provided that those organizations are nonprofit, religious, civic and/or charitable in nature. (Ord. 1232 § 1, 1994: Ord. 1216 § 1 (part), 1993: prior code § 7-7-2)