Yuba County, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- 4 sales per site per year max
- Duration
- 3 consecutive days per sale max
- Hours
- Daylight hours only
- Seller
- Must be a resident, personal property only
- Permit
- None required if compliant
Summary
Residents in unincorporated Yuba County can hold garage sales with no permit or zoning clearance if they stick to the county's limits: four sales per site per year, three consecutive days per sale, and daylight hours only.
Garage sales are allowed by right, and require no zoning clearance, if they meet all of the following standards: 1. Garage sales shall be conducted by a resident of the premises and goods shall be limited to personal property... 3. No more than four garage sales shall be conducted on a site in any calendar year. 4. No single sale event shall be conducted for longer than three consecutive days. 5. Garage sales may be conducted during daylight hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Yuba County Code § 11.32.320(4), in the Temporary Uses and Special Events section of the Development Code, allows garage sales of personal property by a resident of the premises "by right" with no zoning clearance, provided the sale is run by the resident, the goods are personal property (not items bought for resale), no more than four sales occur on the site per calendar year, no single sale runs longer than three consecutive days, and sales are held only during daylight hours. This applies to unincorporated Yuba County. Marysville and Wheatland set their own rules.
Violations & Fines
A sale that exceeds these thresholds, more than four per year, longer than three days, or run by a non-resident selling non-personal goods, is reclassified as a "temporary sales event" under § 11.32.320(8), which carries different location, noise, and permitting requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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