Gilbert, AZ Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Carport sales. Carport sales include garage and yard sales. Carport sales, which do not meet the following criteria, must obtain and maintain a license: (1) The carport sale shall be carried on wholly within the property line on which the dwelling unit is located. (2) The carport sale must sell items that are primarily surplus to the residential use, i.e. the sale of 25 bicycles is not a carport sale. (3) The carport sale shall operate for not more than three consecutive days and can only be held three times within a calendar year. (4) The carport sale and related activity shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (5) Adequate parking must be available for the carport sale and the activity shall not generate additional traffic, which would create a traffic or safety hazard. (6) No more than three off-site temporary signs may be used. Signs may only be used during the hours that the carport sale is being conducted. Signs shall only be placed on private property and shall not be placed on any street or fixed structures such as light poles, traffic signs or signals. Placement criteria and all other applicable sign code restrictions shall apply. The owner is responsible for removal of signs at the end of the sale.