Irving, TX Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency limit
- Two garage sales per address per year
- Duration limit
- 72 consecutive hours per sale
- Permit required
- Inspections department permit, must be displayed
- Max fine
- $2,000 per violation, each day separate
- Sign limits
- One on-site sign, four off-site signs
- Off-site sign timing
- Noon Friday to noon Monday only
Summary
Irving caps garage sales at two per calendar year per address and 72 consecutive hours per sale under Chapter 49 of the city code. Sales are confined to specific residential zoning districts, require a permit from the inspections department, and carry fines up to $2,000 per violation, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
§ 49-3. Duration and frequency of garage sales. (a) It shall be unlawful: (1) To conduct more than two (2) garage sales at the same location or address in any calendar year; or (2) To conduct garage sale that exceeds seventy-two (72) consecutive hours in duration. (b) It shall be an affirmative defense to an offense under subsection (a)(1) that the garage sale was conducted by a corporation exempt from taxation under section 501c of the Internal Revenue Code and provided that the garage sale takes place on property owned by such corporation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4988517; v32 updated 2026-07-30).
Full Breakdown
" A narrow affirmative defense in subsection (b) exempts a sale run by a tax-exempt 501(c) corporation on property that corporation owns. " Every sale also needs a permit from the inspections department under Section 49-5, and the permit must be displayed while the sale runs. Signage is tightly limited under Section 49-4: one on-site sign no larger than 288 square inches, plus up to four off-premises signs that cannot be attached to utility poles or traffic-control devices, cannot sit on a street median, and can only go up in the public right-of-way from noon Friday to noon the following Monday. Section 49-6 exempts items produced through a lawful customary home occupation conducted on the same premises as the sale.
Violations & Fines
Because Chapter 49 governs fire safety, zoning, public health, and sanitation, Section 49-7 sets the penalty for any violation, exceeding two sales a year, running past 72 hours, selling without a permit, or breaking the sign rules, at a fine of up to $2,000.00. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, so a sale that overstays its permit or posts illegal signage for multiple days can compound quickly.
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