Corona, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permits per residence
- 3 per calendar year
- Sale duration
- 3 consecutive days or 2 weekends
- Hours allowed
- Daylight hours only
- Permit required
- Yes, before any sale
- Violation classification
- Infraction
- Post-conviction ban
- 2 years, no new permit
Summary
Corona caps garage sales at three permits per residence each calendar year and limits each sale to three consecutive daylight days or two consecutive weekends. A permit from the city is required before any sale, per Corona Code of Ordinances Chapter 5.44.
No more than three such permits may be issued to one applicant or residence during any calendar year. If members of more than one residence join in requesting a permit, such permit shall be deemed issued for each and all such residences. No permit shall be transferable to another person or premises.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
060(B) caps issuance at three permits per applicant or residence in any calendar year, and specifies that if members of more than one residence join in requesting a permit, the permit counts against each joining residence; permits are non-transferable to another person or premises. 090 limits the duration of each sale to daylight hours only, for no more than three consecutive days or two consecutive weekends (Saturdays and Sundays), and requires all personal property displayed for the sale to be removed from public view once the sale closes. 020 exempts court-ordered sales, sales by public officials acting within their duties, and sales benefiting bona fide charitable, educational, or cultural organizations.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 5.44, including exceeding the three-permits-per-year cap or the duration limits, is an infraction under § 5.44.110. Under § 5.44.070, the city may deny or revoke a permit for false, misleading, or fraudulent statements in the application, and anyone convicted of a chapter violation loses any existing permit and is barred from getting another for two years from the conviction date.
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