Colorado Springs limits garage sales to 4 per calendar year per household under CSCC §2.3.103, each lasting up to 3 consecutive days. Exceeding frequency triggers retail business licensing and sales-tax liability. El Paso County unincorporated applies similar 4-sale soft limit via nuisance enforcement.
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.
Exceeding 4-sale limit: $150-$500 CSCC §2.3.103 citation plus requirement to obtain business license. Operating as unlicensed retail: CDOR sales-tax back-assessment and possible criminal charges under C.R.S. §39-21-118.
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