Orange County's development ordinance caps garage and yard sales at four per property each year, with every sale limited to three consecutive days. The limit keeps a home from becoming an unlicensed retail operation.
To stop a residence from turning into a de facto store, unincorporated Orange County limits how often you can hold a sale. The Unified Development Ordinance allows no more than four garage or yard sales per property in a calendar year, and each individual sale may run for a maximum of three consecutive days. Only the resident's own personal property may be sold. A pattern of continuous or very frequent sales, or selling goods bought for resale, is treated as a retail business that needs zoning approval and a business registration. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough set their own frequency limits within town limits.
Exceeding four sales in a year, running sales longer than three days, or operating what amounts to a continuous store can bring a zoning citation and a business-license requirement.
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