Cupertino, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

010, that garage and patio sales in Cupertino had moved past casual, occasional use into continuous, professional commercial activity that clashes with the residential character of the neighborhoods where they are held. 020 defines a 'sale' as any display of merchandise offered for money, trade, barter, or swap, and covers both garages, meaning the enclosed area normally used to store cars, and patios, meaning the concrete, brick, asphalt, or gravel outdoor living areas including their walkways. 030 then caps activity at two sales per person or persons at the same location in any twelve-month period, with each sale limited to two consecutive weekends of two days apiece; a sale that runs a third weekend or repeats a third time within the year is unlawful.

050 confines the goods for sale to the garage itself, the patio, the driveway, or the front yard, so merchandise cannot spill onto the sidewalk or street. 060 and may designate City officers or employees to carry out that enforcement.