Springdale, AR Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency Limits (2026)

Springdale has codified a clear frequency cap. The Springdale Garage Sales rules administered by the Building Department at https://www.springdalear.gov/page/garage-sales limit each residence or dwelling to four (4) garage-sale permits in any calendar year. Each permit covers a maximum of two (2) consecutive days, and no new or used merchandise may be purchased or brought to the property to sell at the sale - meaning the sale is limited to genuinely personal household items. The cap was preserved by the Springdale City Council in March 2021 along with the $10 permit fee after a public debate over whether to eliminate the fee (https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/mar/16/springdale-council-preserves-garage-sale-fees/). The four-permit-per-residence framework is designed to prevent residential properties from becoming de facto retail or flea-market operations. Sales beyond the four-per-year cap or beyond the two-consecutive-day duration can be cited as unpermitted commercial activity under Chapter 22 (Businesses) and Chapter 130 (Zoning) of the Springdale Municipal Code at https://library.municode.com/ar/springdale/codes/code_of_ordinances. Arkansas state law treats occasional household sales by individuals not in the business of selling as exempt isolated sales under Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rules at https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov; sellers who exceed the four-per-year cap typically also lose the state sales-tax isolated-sale exemption. Sign rules in Chapter 98 (Signs) apply to every permitted sale.