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Kansas City, MO Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Max duration
6 days total per calendar year
Where allowed
R districts or lots with a dwelling
Permit needed
None, if within the 6-day cap
Enforcing agency
City Planning and Development Department

Summary

Kansas City exempts garage sales from a temporary-use permit only if they run no more than 6 days total per calendar year on residential lots or in R districts.

Garage sales conducted in R districts or on lots occupied by residential dwelling units for no more than 6 days total in any calendar year; and

88-370-04-B. Temporary uses conducted on public property or on property owned by any taxing jurisdiction provided such uses have been approved by the parks board or other duly authorized city official in the case of city parkland or other city property, and provided the duration of such uses does not exceed 90 consecutive days or 15 nonconsecutive days in a calendar year.

88-370-04-C. Outdoor storage of materials or temporary offices associated with a properly permitted construction project not exceeding the duration of the construction activity.

88-370-04-D. Temporary uses not exceeding 90 consecutive days or 15 nonconsecutive days in a calendar year in nonresidential districts on the same property as one of the following principal uses:

1.Any of the use classifications under the public/civic use group in Tables 120-1, 130-1, and 140-1; or2.Hotel/motel; or3.Eating and drinking establishments. 88-370-04-E. Temporary uses on any property with an approved plan with an outdoor space designed and intended and expressly allowing temporary uses when said uses do not exceed 90 consecutive days or 15 nonconsecutive days in a calendar year, unless otherwise expressly noted on the approved development plan.

(Ord. No. 230552, § 3, 6-28-2023)

Source: KCMO Code of OrdinancesView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 139 | Zoning and Development Code: Supplement 38).

Full Breakdown

Kansas City's Zoning and Development Code lists garage sales as an exempt temporary use, no city permit is required, as long as the sales stay within R (residential) zoning districts or occur on lots with a residential dwelling unit, and the total days used for garage sales on that property do not exceed 6 in a calendar year. Go over that cap and the activity drops out of the exemption, meaning it then falls under the code's general temporary-use permit process administered by the city planning and development director.

Violations & Fines

Hold a garage sale beyond 6 days in a calendar year and it becomes a regulated temporary use requiring a permit from Planning and Development under 88-370-07; unpermitted operation is a code violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit for a garage sale in Kansas City?
No: garage sales in R districts or on lots with a residential dwelling unit are exempt from the temporary-use permit rule as long as they total 6 days or less per calendar year.
Can I hold more than one garage sale a year in Kansas City?
Yes, as long as the combined days across all garage sales on the property stay at or under 6 total days in the calendar year.

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