Thousand Oaks, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sales per year
- 2 (3rd allowed only after a bona fide ownership change)
- Max sale length
- 2 consecutive weekends or 72 hours, whichever is less
- Allowed hours
- Daylight hours only
- Off-site directional signs
- Max 2, with other property owner's written permission
- Item display locations
- Driveway, garage, or rear yard only: never front yard or right-of-way
Summary
Thousand Oaks limits residents to two garage or boutique sales per calendar year, each lasting no more than two consecutive weekends or 72 hours (whichever is shorter), and sales can only run during daylight hours.
No more than two (2) garage sales or boutique sales shall be conducted on the premises in any calendar year; provided, however, a third sale shall be permitted if satisfactory proof of a bona fide change in ownership of real property is first presented to the Community Development Director or his duly authorized representative. No single sale shall be conducted for longer than two (2) consecutive weekends, or seventy-two (72) hours, whichever is the lesser. Garage sales or boutique sales may be conducted during daylight hours only.
(2) Personal property offered for sale at a garage sale or a boutique sale may be displayed on a driveway, in a garage, and/or in a rear yard, but only in such areas. No personal property offered for sale at a garage sale shall be displayed in any front yard area or in any public right-of-way.
(3) Except as provided below, signs used in conjunction with a garage sale or boutique sale shall be displayed only on the premises upon which the sale is conducted. Two (2) off-site directional signs may be permitted by the Community Development Director provided the premises upon which the garage sale or boutique sale is conducted is not on a major thoroughfare, and written permission to erect such signs is received from the property owners on whose property such signs are to be placed. Signs may be displayed only during the hours the garage sale or boutique sale is actively being conducted and shall be
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-78: 2026 S-78 Supplement contains: Current city legislation passed through March 31, 2026).
Full Breakdown
A third sale in a year is allowed only if the homeowner can show proof of a bona fide change in property ownership. Items for sale must be displayed in the driveway, garage, or rear yard only, never the front yard or public right-of-way, and directional signs are limited to two off-site signs (with the other property owner's written permission) that must come down at the end of each day's sale. Nonprofit groups get one sale per year at a member's home that doesn't count against that address's two-sale limit, and sales spanning more than one residence need a separate permit from the Community Development Director.
Violations & Fines
The section doesn't state a specific citation fine; exceeding the frequency, duration, or display/signage limits is enforced as a zoning code violation by the Community Development Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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