Under Section 16.50.160, St. Petersburg households are limited to three garage sales per calendar year at the same residential address, and each sale runs for a limited number of consecutive days.
Section 16.50.160 caps residential garage sales at three per calendar year per dwelling unit. The intent is to prevent ongoing retail-like activity at homes in residential zoning districts. Each individual sale is limited to a small number of consecutive days (typically up to three) so the sale remains an occasional household event rather than a recurring market. Sales held more often, or that stretch beyond the allowed run, can be reclassified by Codes Compliance as an unpermitted business operating in a residential district, exposing the resident to enforcement. Multifamily buildings cannot pool the limit across units to extend total sale days.
Civil citations and accessory-use revocation; chronic violators can be cited for operating an unpermitted retail use in a residential district.
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