San Diego, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales per year
- 3 maximum per premises
- Sale duration
- 2 consecutive calendar days max
- Use type
- Accessory to dwelling unit only
- Zones
- "L"-designated zones, Ch. 13 tables
Summary
San Diego caps garage, yard, and estate sales at three per property each year, with each sale limited to two consecutive calendar days, as an accessory use to a permitted dwelling.
Garage, yard, and estate sales are permitted as a limited use in the zones indicated with an "L" in the Use Regulations Tables in Chapter 13, Article 1 (Base Zones) subject to the following regulations.
(a) Garage, yard, and estate sales are permitted only as an accessory use to a permitted dwelling unit.
(b) The number of sales per premises shall not exceed three per year.
(c) Each sale shall not exceed two consecutive calendar days. (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) ("Garage, Yard, and Estate Sales" renumbered from former Section 141.0305 on
Full Breakdown
SDMC § 141.0306 treats garage, yard, and estate sales as a limited accessory use to a dwelling unit in zones marked "L" in the Chapter 13 Use Regulations Tables, covering San Diego's residential zones. A single premises may not hold more than three sales in a calendar year, and each individual sale may run no longer than two consecutive calendar days. The rule sits in Chapter 14's Separately Regulated Uses article alongside home occupations and other accessory-use standards, and works together with the separate yard-sale sign limits in § 142.1265(b)(2).
Violations & Fines
Running more than three sales a year, or any sale beyond two consecutive days, exceeds the limited-use allowance under § 141.0306 and is enforceable as a zoning code violation under Chapter 12, Article 1.
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