Temple, TX Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales allowed
- 2 per 12 months
- Max duration
- 3 consecutive days
- Location
- Residential zoning districts only
- Sign limit
- 1 sign, max 2 sq ft
- Auctions
- Prohibited
Summary
Temple limits residential garage sales to two per year, each capped at three consecutive days, under City Code Article V.
There shall not be more than two (2) sales by the same property owner during any twelve (12) month period, or on the same premises. ... The duration of any sale shall not exceed three (3) consecutive calendar days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 22-71 permits occasional or garage sales only in zoning districts where the primary use is residential, and only for property owners not habitually in the business of selling. A property owner may hold no more than two sales in any 12-month period, and each sale can run no more than three consecutive calendar days, with unsold items put out of sight at day's end. Sales are confined to the garage, driveway, or patio, resale-acquired merchandise is barred, and auctions are prohibited under Sec. 22-73.
Violations & Fines
Illegal sales must cease within one hour of a notice of violation; failure to stop is a separate offense, and each subsequent hour of noncompliance is its own violation under Secs. 22-76 through 22-78.
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