Indio, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Spacing
- 1,000 ft from another resale shop
- Activities
- Must stay fully enclosed in building
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily
- Citation
- Indio UDC §§ 4.23.01-4.23.03
Summary
Indio's Unified Development Code regulates resale, consignment, and thrift shops that buy and sell secondhand tangible personal property, spacing new stores 1,000 feet apart and capping hours at 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish specific standards for resale, consignment, and/or thrift shops which purchase and sell secondhand tangible personal property incidental to their primary business and to ensure that such businesses are appropriately located and operated so as to not pose a significant threat to the public health, safety, and welfare.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 4.23 of the Unified Development Code governs resale, consignment, and thrift shops that purchase and sell secondhand tangible personal property: a separate category from the pawnshops regulated under Chapter 4.21. Section 4.23.02 keeps every new resale, consignment, or thrift shop at least 1,000 feet from another one. Section 4.23.03 confines all buying and selling activity inside the building, requires a dedicated donation drop-off area separated from the main entrance, limits hours to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and makes store management responsible for clearing litter the business generates from adjacent property and streets.
Violations & Fines
Operating with an unenclosed collection area, outside permitted hours, or without the required donation-area signage is a zoning code violation subject to city enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Indio regulate secondhand and thrift stores separately from pawnshops?
Can a thrift shop collect donations outside on the sidewalk?
Sources & Official References
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