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Garage & Yard Sales in San Jose, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

San Jose lets residents hold no more than two garage sales per calendar year, each capped at four consecutive days and running only between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., under the zoning code's incidental-use provision for one- and two-family and multiple dwellings.

San Jose Garage Sale Frequency and Duration Limits

Some Restrictions

San Jose Municipal Code § 20.30.110(D)-(E)

D.The following non-commercial activities:1.A garage sale consisting of the occupants' personal property;2.Sale of goods hand-produced by the occupants;3.Sales parties held for the purpose of selling goods to invited Guests. Such parties shall be held inside a permanent structure or in the rear yard of the dwelling unit.E.To qualify as a non-commercial activity:1.No more than two (2) such sales...

Looking for Santa Clara County county-wide rules?

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

Garage & Yard Sales in Santa Clara County