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Calaveras County, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing section
Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.A.1
Permit needed
None, within the exemption
Max consecutive days per sale
3 days
Max sales per year
6 per calendar year
Who can hold the sale
A resident of the premises
What can be sold
Personal property only

Summary

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.A.1 lets a resident hold a yard or garage sale of personal property without any use permit, capped at three consecutive days per sale and no more than six sales in a calendar year. Other permits, such as a business license, are not triggered by an occasional sale within this cap.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Calaveras County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

17.25.220 - Temporary uses. ... A.Temporary Uses Not Requiring a Use Permit. The following types of temporary uses may be conducted without a use permit. Other permits, such as building permits, may be required.1.Yard/Garage Sales. Sales of personal property conducted by a resident of the premises with a maximum term of three consecutive days and occurring no more than six times a year.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2).

Full Breakdown

1, one of the temporary uses the county allows without any use permit at all. The sale has to be conducted by a resident of the premises rather than an outside seller, and personal property is what can be sold, not goods bought or made for resale. A single sale event is capped at three consecutive days, and a resident cannot hold more than six such sales at the same address within one calendar year. 220, which starts from the premise that temporary uses cannot permanently alter the character or physical facilities of the site.

A resident who wants to exceed the three-day, six-times-a-year cap, or who wants to hold a sale that goes beyond ordinary personal property, such as a recurring rummage sale operated as a business, would need to look instead at the temporary use permit or administrative use permit categories in subsections B and C of the same section, which cover other temporary commercial activity like seasonal sales and temporary outdoor sales.

Violations & Fines

A yard or garage sale that runs longer than three consecutive days, that happens more than six times in a calendar year, or that is not conducted by a resident of the property exceeds the exemption in § 17.25.220.A.1 and becomes an unpermitted zoning use, an infraction under Calaveras County Code § 17.41.050. The county can require the sale to stop and pursue abatement under Chapter 8.06 if the resident continues without obtaining the temporary or administrative use permit the activity would then require.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many garage sales can I hold per year in Calaveras County?
Up to six, under § 17.25.220.A.1. Each individual sale is capped at three consecutive days, and the sale must be conducted by a resident of the property selling personal property, not goods acquired or made for resale.
Do I need a permit for a yard sale in the county?
No. Section 17.25.220.A lists yard and garage sales among the temporary uses the county allows without any use permit, provided the sale stays within the three-consecutive-day, six-times-a-year limits set in subsection A.1.
What if I want to hold more than six sales a year?
Sales beyond the six-per-year, three-day cap fall outside the permit-free exemption in § 17.25.220.A.1. At that point the activity would need to be reviewed under the temporary use permit or administrative use permit categories in subsections B and C of § 17.25.220.

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