Colorado Springs, CO Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

UDC Sec. 305B. A parallel tax provision, City Code Sec. 416, ties into the identical limits: garage sale proceeds are exempt from City sales tax only if the exemption is capped at the first $300 of tangible personal property sold at the sale in a calendar year, each sale is held no more than two times per calendar year, each sale runs no more than two consecutive days, and the sale otherwise meets the requirements of the City's Zoning Code. Together, the two sections mean a resident who exceeds two sales a year or runs a sale longer than two consecutive days is both outside the zoning-permitted temporary use and outside the sales tax exemption, exposing any proceeds above the frequency/duration threshold to City sales tax and the sale itself to a zoning violation.

Automotive vehicles are excluded from the definition of "garage sale" used for the tax exemption in Sec. 104, so vehicle sales at a residence do not qualify for either the frequency allowance or the tax break. Neither section requires a separate garage sale permit application; compliance is self-administered against the frequency and duration caps.