Mesa County, CO Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales per year
- 6 maximum
- Max length per sale
- 4 consecutive days
- Spacing between sales
- 30 days minimum apart
- Permit needed
- None, exempt under Sec. 6.05(B)(7)
- Multi-family limit
- 6/year per structure, shared
Summary
Mesa County residents may hold up to six yard sales per calendar year, each running no more than four consecutive days and spaced at least 30 days apart, under Section 6.05(B)(7) of the Land Development Code; yard sales in the county's residential zones are exempt from permits entirely.
Residential yard sales are allowed in the AFT, RSF-R, RSF-E, RSF-1, RSF-2, RSF-4, RMF-5, RMF-8, RMF-16, and RMF-24 zones. Yard sales are exempt from permit requirements and from any administrative review. A resident of a single-family or duplex may have a maximum of six (6) yard sales per calendar year. Occupants of a multi-family building are limited to a maximum of six (6) yard sales per calendar year per structure. Each yard sale event is allowed to run a maximum of four (4) consecutive days and must be spaced a minimum of thirty (30) days apart.
Full Breakdown
05(B)(7) of the 2020 Land Development Code lists yard sales among the county's allowed temporary uses and spells out exactly where and how often they can run in unincorporated Mesa County. 05(C). The frequency cap applies per household or per building: a resident of a single-family or duplex may have a maximum of six yard sales per calendar year, while occupants of a multi-family building are limited to a maximum of six yard sales per calendar year per structure, meaning the six-sale allowance is shared across all units in that building rather than granted to each unit individually.
Each sale event is allowed to run a maximum of four consecutive days and must be spaced a minimum of thirty days apart, so a resident cannot stack sales back to back even within the six-per-year total.
Violations & Fines
Running a yard sale event longer than four consecutive days, holding a seventh sale in a calendar year, or spacing sales less than 30 days apart falls outside the Section 6.05(B)(7) exemption, turning the sale into an unapproved temporary use under Chapter 11 of the Land Development Code, subject to a notice of violation and, if uncorrected, a per-day violation under Section 11.03.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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