Upland, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

070 governs what the code calls 'yard sale regulations,' a term the ordinance defines broadly to include lawn or yard sale, attic sale, rummage sale, moving sale, patio sale, garage sale, or temporary bazaar. A resident must first apply to and obtain a permit from the finance department, with any fee for that permit set by city council resolution. Up to three yard sales may be held at a single address in a calendar year, and each individual sale may run no more than three consecutive days.

m. Only unwanted or surplus household furnishings, personal goods or other tangible property belonging to the person holding the sale may be offered; the ordinance expressly bars offering any purchased or consigned merchandise, which distinguishes a permitted yard sale from an unlicensed retail operation. No goods may be placed in the public right-of-way during the sale. The frequency and duration limits do not apply to churches, public schools, or charitable organizations holding a sale on their own property rather than at a private residence; if such a group holds its sale at a private residence instead, the full set of rules applies just as it would to any homeowner.

The chapter sits within Title 5 (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations), reflecting that a yard sale permit is treated as a limited business license activity in Upland rather than a zoning matter.