Olathe, KS Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- none
- Sales allowed
- 6 per premises per year
- Max length
- 3 continuous days each
- Where allowed
- residential and AG districts
Summary
Olathe does not require a permit for a garage sale: it's a by-right accessory use in residential and AG districts, capped at six sales per premises per calendar year and three continuous days each.
Up to six (6) garage sales during any one (1) calendar year on any one (1) premises. Each garage sale may occur for no more than three (3) continuous days.
7. Gardens.
8. Gates or guard houses for subdivisions or multifamily projects.
9. Gazebos or trellises.
10. Greenhouses.
11. Hobby activities. A “hobby activity” means an activity undertaken solely for personal enjoyment, amusement or recreation. A hobby activity is allowed if:
a. It does not conflict with any City ordinance; and
b. Articles produced or constructed on the premises are not sold on the premises, unless the activity complies with the requirements for a home occupation.
12. Home automotive repair is limited to tenant’s and/or occupant’s vehicles only.
13. Home occupations in the R-1 or R-2 districts, or in single-family or two-family dwellings in any other district, in accordance with Section 18.50.070.
14. Keeping of animals, not for sale, in accordance with Section 18.50.030.
15. Play equipment.
16. Recreation areas and buildings.
17. Satellite dish antennas, in accordance with Section 18.50.180.
18. Solar collectors, in accordance with Section 18.50.200.
19. Swimming pools.
20. Tennis courts.
21. Television and radio antennas.
22. Accessory dwelling units, subject to Section 18.50.025.
23. Utility facilities, accessory to permitted use. (Ord. 22-22 § 11, 2022)
D. Commercial and Industrial Districts
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under UDO § 18.50.020(C)(6), garage sales are listed as a permitted accessory use in residential districts, and by cross-reference in the AG district, without requiring a separate permit or Governing Body approval. The limit is quantitative rather than discretionary: up to six garage sales per calendar year on any one premises, with each sale running no more than three continuous days. Selling beyond that frequency or duration would take the activity outside the accessory-use allowance and could be treated as unpermitted commercial activity on residential property.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding six garage sales a year or running one longer than three continuous days takes the activity outside the accessory-use allowance in UDO § 18.50.020(C), exposing the property to zoning enforcement under Chapter 18.70.
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