St. George, UT Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual limit
- 5 days per calendar year
- Business license
- Not required within the 5-day limit
- Clock-hours restriction
- None specified citywide
- Governing section
- City Code § 3-7-5
Summary
St. George caps garage, yard, and basement sales at five days per calendar year and does not require a business license as long as a sale stays within that limit, under City Code section 3-7-5.
Garage, basement, yard or other similar sales shall not be allowed more than a total of five (5) days in any calendar year and do not require a business license.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code section 3-7-5, part of the home occupations chapter, states garage, basement, yard or other similar sales "shall not be allowed more than a total of five (5) days in any calendar year and do not require a business license." The five-day count is the only timing restriction the code sets for these sales citywide: no section in any of the ten titles imposes a specific opening or closing clock-hour window on garage sales. Run sales beyond five combined days in one calendar year and the activity loses its no-license exemption, falling instead under the home occupation licensing rules in section 3-7-3.
Violations & Fines
Section 3-7-5 itself carries no standalone penalty. Exceeding the five-day annual cap forfeits the license exemption; continuing to operate without the required home occupation business license is a Class B misdemeanor under sections 3-7-3(E) and 3-1-21 of the City Code.
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