Jupiter, FL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Section 27-321 sits in Article IV, Special Permits, and governs temporary uses townwide. Most temporary activities in residential zoning districts are capped at two special permits per calendar year per property under subsection (c), and organizers must apply through the planning and zoning department for a Class A, B, C or D permit depending on scale. Subsection (i) carves garage sales out of that permitting system entirely: residential garage sales are not subject to permitting requirements, but no more than two sales may occur per calendar year at that residence.

The count resets each January 1 and runs against the property, so a change of occupant during the year does not reset it. Because no permit is filed, the town does not track individual sale dates in a central log; the limit is self-enforced until a complaint or code inspection reveals a third sale in the same calendar year. Anyone planning a third sale at the same address should treat it as an unpermitted temporary use rather than an exempt garage sale, since the ordinance's exemption language covers only the first two.