Blaine, MN Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Blaine doesn't require a permit for a residential garage sale, but Sec. 129-10(g) sets firm limits on how often and how long one can run. A garage sale is capped at three days, while a sale of individual household items can extend to 15 days, and either type is limited to no more than twice a year on a given property. The sale must be conducted on the owner's own property, though a multi-family sale is permitted if it's held at one participant's address. Two content restrictions apply regardless of frequency: no goods purchased specifically for resale may be offered, and no consignment goods may be sold, keeping the exemption limited to a household clearing out its own belongings rather than an ongoing retail operation.

Signage gets its own rules: directional and advertising signs must be freestanding, placed only on private property with the owner's permission, no larger than two feet by three feet, and taken down as soon as the sale ends. These sit alongside the broader home occupation framework of Sec. 129-10, which the garage-sale exemption sits inside as subsection (g), distinct from the CUP-based standards that govern other home business activity.