Oxnard, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Oxnard Code § 7-149
- Frequency limit
- 3 yard sales per residence per year
- Gap between sales
- 30 days minimum
- Max duration
- 3 consecutive days per sale
- Allowed hours
- 7 a.m./sunrise to 6 p.m./sunset
- Items allowed
- Resident's own used property only
Summary
Oxnard caps residential yard sales at three per calendar year, with at least 30 days between sales at the same address. Sec. 7-149 also limits each sale to three consecutive days and restricts hours to between 7 a.m. (or sunrise) and 6 p.m. (or sunset).
(B) Yard sales shall be limited to no more than three per residence during a calendar year. No yard sale shall occur within 30 days from the last day of any previous yard sale held at the same residence. (C) Each yard sale shall not exceed three consecutive days and shall be held only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. or sunrise, whichever is later, and 6:00 p.m. or sunset, whichever is earlier.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Contains Supplement current through 1-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sec. ' Each individual sale is also time-boxed. or sunset, whichever is earlier,' so a sale cannot start before sunrise on a late-dawn morning or run past sunset in winter. The ordinance also controls how the sale looks from the street: division (D) bars displaying items so they obstruct 'public streets, alleys, or sidewalks,' and division (E) requires all sale items to be 'removed from public visibility at the end of each day' the sale runs. ' Division (G) carves out sales of personal property made under a court order.
The section was adopted by Ordinance No. 2825 and sits in Chapter 7, Article VIII, Offenses, alongside the city's other public-nuisance-style street and property rules.
Violations & Fines
A yard sale that exceeds three per year, runs past three consecutive days, starts before 7 a.m./sunrise, continues past 6 p.m./sunset, obstructs the sidewalk, or leaves items out overnight violates Sec. 7-149 and is enforced under the code's general penalty clause, Sec. 1-10, as a misdemeanor (up to $1,000 fine, six months jail) or an infraction with escalating fines.
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Sources & Official References
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