El Paso County, CO Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency Limits (2026)

Colorado Springs City Code §2.3.103 allows up to 4 garage, yard, or estate sales per household per calendar year, with each sale limited to 3 consecutive days (typically Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday). Exceeding 4 sales per year transitions the property into home-based retail business — requiring a CS Business License, Sales Tax License, and potentially Home Occupation Permit (CSCC §7.3.602). Neighborhood-wide sales (HOA-sponsored, such as Rockrimmon or Flying Horse annual sales) typically count as one sale per household when conducted on the same date. Estate sales conducted by licensed estate-sale companies exempt from the 4-sale count. Multi-family sales (duplexes, townhomes) count per unit, not per structure. Manitou Springs uses similar 4-sale limit. Monument allows 6 per year. El Paso County unincorporated has no hard-coded frequency limit but applies nuisance standards — sales exceeding 6-8 per year may trigger Code Enforcement action. HOAs in master-planned communities sometimes restrict sales further (2-3 per year). Selling commercially purchased merchandise (flipped goods, retail arbitrage) at garage sales triggers business-license requirements regardless of frequency.