Kissimmee, FL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency cap
- 2 garage sales per calendar year
- Duration cap
- 3 days per sale
- Year measured
- January 1 to December 31
- Nonprofit sales
- Same 2x/3-day cap applies
- Exceeding the cap
- Requires § 14-6-30 special event permit
- Signage
- Governed by chapter 14-11
Summary
Kissimmee limits residential garage and yard sales to twice a year, three days per sale, measured against a January 1 to December 31 calendar year, under Land Development Code § 14-6-27.A. Non-profit and business fundraising sales get the same two-times, three-day cap without needing a special event permit, but exceeding it triggers the special event permitting process in § 14-6-30.
A.Garage/yard sales shall be permitted in a residential district not to exceed two times per year for up to three days per sale. Said year shall be from January 1 through December 31. See chapter 14-11 for sign regulations.B.Outdoor sales used as fundraising opportunities for non-profit operations or businesses shall be permitted not to exceed two times per calendar year for up to three days per sale without a special event permit....7.Any business exceeding the parameters outlined above must apply for a special event with sales permit and shall adhere to all of the requirements outlined in section 14-6-30(Outdoor Sales, Temporary).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
A sets a hard cap on residential garage sales: "Garage/yard sales shall be permitted in a residential district not to exceed two times per year for up to three days per sale," with the year running "from January 1 through December 31," so the count resets every calendar year rather than rolling on a 12-month basis from a resident's first sale. The section cross-references chapter 14-11 for any signage put out for the sale. Subsection B extends the same two-sale, three-day cap to outdoor sales run as fundraisers by non-profit organizations or businesses, letting them proceed "without a special event permit" as long as they stay within it, but layers on conditions the ordinary residential garage sale does not carry: the sale must sit in a non-residential district or on a site occupied by a legally established non-profit or business within a residential district; it cannot block required setbacks, parking, drive aisles, rights-of-way, fire hydrants, fire department connections, sidewalks or building access; it must run on the same property as the non-profit's primary business location with the property owner's written authorization; no on-site food cooking or preparation is allowed; and any tent or temporary sign for the event needs its own building permit under chapter 14-11.
7 closes the loop: any business exceeding these two-times-per-year, three-day parameters "must apply for a special event with sales permit" and follow every requirement of § 14-6-30, the temporary outdoor sales section, meaning a would-be third sale in a calendar year has to go through full special-event review rather than simply happening.
Violations & Fines
A residential garage sale run more than twice in a calendar year, or that runs longer than three days, violates § 14-6-27.A; a non-profit or business fundraising sale over that same limit without a § 14-6-30 special event permit violates B.7. Uncorrected Land Development Code violations are referred to the code enforcement special magistrate under § 14-3-5.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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