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

Section 5.24.040 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code makes it unlawful to conduct, cause or permit more than one garage sale at the same address during any quarter of one calendar year, and it caps a single sale at three consecutive days or two consecutive weekends of two days each. The limit excludes apartment complexes and mobilehome parks. Chapter 5.24 defines a garage sale broadly: the sale of personal property at any residential property or any parcel occupied by a religious, social or charitable organization, including yard, home, patio, tag, rummage, estate, moving and block sales.

The sale also needs a license. Under § 5.24.080, a license must be obtained from the collector, defined in § 5.24.020 as the finance director and his or her appointed representatives, at least forty-eight (48) hours before the sale starts. Applicants apply in person and sign the application, a list of all items with serial numbers must be submitted before a permit issues, and the cost is $5.00 for each sale or another sum set by council resolution.

Section 5.24.070 restricts sales to the hours between seven a.m. and eight p.m. of any day. Section 5.24.030 limits the goods to personal property accumulated by the occupants residing at the sale address. Extensions and date changes are authorized by the collector and his or her representatives, including the fire chief, assistant fire marshal and code enforcement officer under § 5.24.090. Under § 5.24.060, property offered for sale must be arranged so fire and life safety, police and other officials have access for inspection at all times during the sale, and all property must be out of public view before the close of the last lawful day.