Schaumburg, IL Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Max duration
- 3 days per sale
- Allowed days
- Thursday through Sunday only
- Frequency cap
- 2 sales per household per calendar year
- Hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Item source rule
- Personal-use items only, no resale goods
Summary
Schaumburg caps residential garage and occasional sales at two per household per calendar year, each running no more than three days, Thursday through Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., under Village Code § 118.02.
All garage sales and other occasional sales are subject to the following limitations: A. No sale shall be in excess of three (3) days, limited to Thursday through Sunday. B. No more than two (2) such occasional sales on the same premises, by the same household, within a twelve-month period of January 1 through December 31 may be allowed. C. No occasional sale shall begin before 9:00 a.m., nor continue later than 6:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
01 as garage, basement and rummage sales conducted on an infrequent, unscheduled basis on residentially zoned or used premises. m. 05; goods bought for resale are barred from any occasional sale. 04 by submitting a special-event permit application to the director of community development; a standing committee reviews the waiver request and makes a recommendation to the village board, which may approve, ratify or deny it. 03, was repealed outright by Ord. 08 were deleted by Ord. 20-016 in 2020, so current sign rules for garage sales fall under the village's general sign code rather than Chapter 118.
Violations & Fines
Running a garage sale for more than three days, holding it outside the Thursday-through-Sunday window, exceeding two sales per household per calendar year, operating before 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., or offering resale-purchased merchandise are each violations of Chapter 118. Violations of this Code section carry the general penalty provisions of the village code unless a waiver was separately approved by the village board for an organized neighborhood sale.
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