Showing ordinances that apply to Cascade-Chipita Park, CO
Cascade-Chipita Park is an unincorporated community (population 1,628) in El Paso County, Colorado. Because Cascade-Chipita Park is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, El Paso County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The frequency limits rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Colorado Springs limits garage sales to 4 per calendar year per household under CSCC §2.3.103, each lasting up to 3 consecutive days. Exceeding frequency triggers retail business licensing and sales-tax liability. El Paso County unincorporated applies similar 4-sale soft limit via nuisance enforcement.
Colorado Springs City Code §2.3.103 allows up to 4 garage, yard, or estate sales per household per calendar year, with each sale limited to 3 consecutive days (typically Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday). Exceeding 4 sales per year transitions the property into home-based retail business — requiring a CS Business License, Sales Tax License, and potentially Home Occupation Permit (CSCC §7.3.602). Neighborhood-wide sales (HOA-sponsored, such as Rockrimmon or Flying Horse annual sales) typically count as one sale per household when conducted on the same date. Estate sales conducted by licensed estate-sale companies exempt from the 4-sale count. Multi-family sales (duplexes, townhomes) count per unit, not per structure. Manitou Springs uses similar 4-sale limit. Monument allows 6 per year. El Paso County unincorporated has no hard-coded frequency limit but applies nuisance standards — sales exceeding 6-8 per year may trigger Code Enforcement action. HOAs in master-planned communities sometimes restrict sales further (2-3 per year). Selling commercially purchased merchandise (flipped goods, retail arbitrage) at garage sales triggers business-license requirements regardless of frequency.
Exceeding 4-sale limit: $150-$500 CSCC §2.3.103 citation plus requirement to obtain business license. Operating as unlicensed retail: CDOR sales-tax back-assessment and possible criminal charges under C.R.S. §39-21-118.
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