Palmdale, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Maximum frequency
- Twice per calendar year per property
- Maximum duration
- Three consecutive days per sale
- Location
- Must be seller's own residence
- Merchandise
- Personal goods only, no resale items
- Permit
- None required if standards are met
- Signage
- Must comply with PMC Chapter 17.88
Summary
Palmdale caps yard and garage sales at two per calendar year per property, with each sale running no more than three consecutive days. PMC § 17.98.020(C)(2) treats a compliant sale as an exempt accessory use, so no temporary use or special event permit is required if the standards are met.
Yard sales as a temporary use shall be allowed subject to the following standards: (a) May only be held in zones where specifically listed as an allowed accessory use; (b) Shall last no longer than three consecutive days; (c) Shall be held no more than twice annually; (d) Shall be conducted on the property where the seller resides. Multifamily sales are allowed if they are held on the property of one of the sellers; (e) The merchandise offered for sale shall be limited to the personal goods of the homeowner(s) holding the sale. The offering of merchandise acquired for the purpose of resale is prohibited; and (f) Signs shall comply with the standards of PMC Chapter 17.88 (Signs).
Full Breakdown
98 (Other Uses), but only if the sale stays inside a specific set of conditions. 020(C)(2), a yard sale may be held only in zones where it is specifically listed as an allowed accessory use in the land use permissions tables (Divisions 3 through 7 of Title 17), must last no more than three consecutive days, and cannot be held more than twice in a year. The sale must take place on the property where the seller actually resides; residents of multifamily properties can hold a joint sale, but only on the property of one of the participating sellers, not a shared common area or a non-participant's lot.
Merchandise is restricted to the seller's own personal goods, and the code expressly bars offering items "acquired for the purpose of resale," which rules out flea-market-style reselling under the yard-sale exemption. 88 (Signs), so a yard sale does not get a pass on the City's general sign standards even though it is exempt from the temporary use permit process. 100.
Violations & Fines
A yard sale that runs longer than three consecutive days, is held more than twice in a calendar year, is conducted off the seller's residential property, or offers merchandise bought for resale loses the exemption in PMC § 17.98.020(C)(2). PMC § 17.26.100(B)(2) declares any temporary use operating without the required temporary use or special event permit a public nuisance, exposing the property to the City's zoning enforcement and abatement process under Title 17.
Frequently Asked Questions
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