Chandler, AZ Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

The limit sits inside Chapter 15's definitions section, Section 15-1, which lists who is excluded from the 'secondhand dealer' definition that otherwise triggers permit, reporting, and record-keeping obligations under the chapter. ' A 'garage/yard sale' is separately defined in Section 15-1 as the sale to the general public of a collection of secondhand household items displayed at a private residence by or in association with the owner or occupant. Because the exemption is two-pronged, a cap on the number of sale events per calendar year and a cap on the length of each event, a resident who runs a fourth sale in a year, or who keeps a sale running past three consecutive days, no longer qualifies for the casual-seller exclusion and instead falls under the same permit, 24-hour Police reporting, and 20-day holding requirements that apply to commercial secondhand dealers under Sections 15-2, 15-5 and 15-12. The rule was adopted as part of the chapter's 2019 overhaul under Ordinance No. 4853.