Vacaville, CA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Max duration
- 3 consecutive calendar days
- Max frequency
- 2 times per year
- Permit needed
- None, within these limits
- Who can hold one
- A resident of the premises
- Governing section
- VMC § 14.09.270.180(B)(1)
Summary
Vacaville residents can hold a yard or garage sale without a use permit, but only up to two times a year and no more than three consecutive calendar days each time. The sale must be personal property conducted by a resident of the premises.
1. Yard/Garage Sales. Sales of personal property conducted by a resident of the premises with a maximum term of three consecutive calendar days and occurring no more than two times a year.
Full Breakdown
180(B)(1) classifies yard and garage sales as a temporary use that does not require a use permit, one of a short list of temporary activities the City lets residents run without going through the standard permitting process (others on that list include nonprofit fundraising, seasonal sales like Christmas tree lots, and commercial special events). The exemption is conditioned on two limits working together: the sale of personal property must be conducted by a resident of the premises, and it is capped at a maximum term of three consecutive calendar days, occurring no more than two times a year.
That means a household gets, at most, six sale days annually, split across two separate events of up to three days each; back-to-back or overlapping sales that exceed either the day count or the twice-a-year frequency fall outside the exemption. 120.
Violations & Fines
Holding a yard or garage sale beyond three consecutive days, running more than two per year, or conducting sales of goods that are not personal property of a resident (effectively operating an unpermitted retail use) falls outside the § 14.09.270.180(B)(1) exemption and can require use permit approval; unpermitted operation is enforceable as a zoning violation under VMC § 1.16.010, a misdemeanor unless made an infraction, per Government Code §§ 36900-36901, with each day a separate offense.
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