Fontana, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales per year
- 4 city-designated weekends
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Weekend defined as
- Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- New merchandise
- Prohibited at yard/garage sales
- Penalty
- Infraction, graduated by resolution
Summary
Fontana limits yard and garage sales to four city council-designated weekends per calendar year, running Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each dwelling unit may hold a sale on any of those four declared weekends.
(c)Frequency and time. The frequency of a yard or garage sale in the City of Fontana shall be limited to no more than four specified weekends per calendar year. The city council may by resolution declare four yard/garage sale weekends in which yard or garage sales may be conducted, and may consider such factors as inclement weather or yard or garage sale weekends of neighboring cities, among other factors deemed relevant for setting such dates. Each dwelling unit may conduct a yard or garage sale on any of the four yard/garage sale weekends declared by the city council. The term "weekend" shall mean Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Yard or garage sales shall only be conducted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 17).
Full Breakdown
Fontana Municipal Code Sec. 15-2(c) caps yard and garage sales at no more than four specified weekends per calendar year, with the city council choosing the dates by resolution, weighing factors like inclement weather or neighboring cities' sale weekends. A weekend runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and sales may only run between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on those days. Sec. 15-2(a) defines a yard or garage sale as an event where a dwelling unit's occupants offer their own personal property to the public, and Sec. 15-2(b) bars selling new merchandise or items acquired specifically for resale; sales must take place on residential premises only. Sec. 15-2(e) requires that displayed goods stay off the public right-of-way and be arranged so fire, safety, and health officials retain emergency and enforcement access throughout the sale. Sec. 15-2(g) exempts court-ordered property sales and rummage or fundraising sales run by nonprofit organizations from the entire section, including the four-weekend cap.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 15-2(f) makes any violation an infraction with graduated penalties for repeat offenses, the amounts set by separate city council resolution rather than fixed in the code itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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