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Garage & Yard Sales in Petaluma, CA (2026)

1 verified garage & yard sales rules for Petaluma, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

Petaluma's Implementing Zoning Ordinance caps a garage sale at three consecutive days and allows only one per address every two months. The limit sits in the Zoning Code's definitions section, § 28.020, which is what separates a casual household sale from a use requiring a business license or retail permit.

Petaluma Garage Sale Frequency and Duration Limits

Some Restrictions

Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance § 28.020

Garage Sale. A sale of articles belonging to one or more households, held for a period not to exceed three consecutive days, at a frequency not to exceed once every two months at any single location.

Looking for Sonoma County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Petaluma city rules.

Garage & Yard Sales in Sonoma County