Garage & Yard Sales in Santa Clara, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Frequency, Duration & Permits

Santa Clara residents can hold garage and yard sales without a permit only twice a year, and each sale is capped at two consecutive days. City Zoning Code Section 18.122.040(C) exempts sales within that limit from the Temporary Use Permit process; go beyond it and the City treats the activity as a regulated temporary use.

Santa Clara Garage Sale Frequency Limits

Some Restrictions

Santa Clara, CA, Zoning Code (SCCC Title 18) § 18.122.040(C) (Exempt Temporary Uses - Garage and Yard Sales)

C. Garage and Yard Sales. Residential garage and yard sales for the purpose of selling used household merchandise not to exceeding two, two-day periods each year.

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