Buffalo does not impose a specific limit on the number of garage sales per year, but frequent or continuous sales may be regulated as commercial activity requiring business licensing.
The Buffalo City Code does not specify a maximum number of garage or yard sales a resident may hold per year. However, the line between a casual residential sale and commercial activity is determined by the overall pattern. If sales are held so frequently that the property effectively functions as a retail operation, the city may require the property owner to obtain a business license and appropriate zoning approval. The Green Code's use tables define permitted commercial activities by zone, and operating an ongoing sales business from a residential zone without approval is a zoning violation.
Operating what amounts to a commercial retail business under the guise of garage sales may result in zoning enforcement action, business licensing citations, and potential fines.
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