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Murrieta, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

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

Key Facts

Annual limit
4 garage sales per calendar year
Duration limit
3 consecutive days per sale
Governing section
§ 8.20.030(U)
Post-sale duty
Remaining items stored, not left visible
First-offense fine
Up to $100 citation

Summary

Murrieta Municipal Code Section 8.20.030(U) caps garage sales at four per calendar year per property, with each sale limited to three consecutive days. Held inside the city's public-nuisance chapter, exceeding the limit or running a longer sale is enforceable the same way as any other declared nuisance, including administrative citations.

U. Garage sales. Property owners may have up to four garage sales per calendar year. Each garage sale is permitted to be no longer than 3 consecutive days in length.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-23: A Codification of the General Ordinances of the City of Murrieta, California through Ord. 634-26, passed 7-7-2026).

Full Breakdown

030(U) of the Murrieta Municipal Code addresses garage sales inside the chapter that declares maintenance and use violations to be public nuisances. The section states that property owners may have up to four garage sales per calendar year and that each garage sale is permitted to be no longer than three consecutive days in length. Because the limit sits inside the nuisance-declaration chapter, a fifth sale in the same calendar year, or a sale that runs past three consecutive days, is itself a nuisance under the chapter's opening language, which makes it unlawful for a property owner, occupant, or person in charge of the property to maintain the property in violation of any listed condition.

The same subsection also requires that once a sale ends, leftover items be stored or discarded and placed out of Public View, a term the chapter defines as within normal visual range from a public street or sidewalk. 090. 030 without going through the notice-and-abatement process.

Violations & Fines

Exceeding four sales a year or running a sale past three consecutive days can draw an administrative citation under Section 1.26.030: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each violation after that. The city can also treat repeated violations as a nuisance subject to abatement and cost recovery under Section 8.20.090.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many garage sales can I hold per year in Murrieta?
Section 8.20.030(U) allows property owners up to four garage sales per calendar year, and each sale can run no longer than three consecutive days. A fifth sale, or a sale stretched past three days, is treated as a declared nuisance under the same chapter and is enforceable like any other Chapter 8.20 violation.
What do I have to do with unsold items after the sale ends?
Section 8.20.030(U) requires that once the garage sale is over, all remaining items must be stored or discarded properly and placed out of Public View, meaning they can't be visible from a public street or sidewalk. Leaving items out afterward risks a separate nuisance notice from code enforcement.
What happens if I hold a fifth garage sale in the same year?
A sale beyond the four-per-year limit falls outside Section 8.20.030(U) and becomes a declared nuisance under Chapter 8.20. The city can issue a notice to abate, and because it is also a general code violation, code enforcement may instead issue a direct administrative citation starting at $100 under Section 1.26.030.

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