Warren, MI Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Zoning Ordinance § 4.42
- Sales per year
- Twice per parcel per calendar year
- Max duration
- 4 consecutive days
- Allowed hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Display setback
- 15 feet from public sidewalk minimum
- License issuer
- City Clerk, tied to parcel index number
Summary
Warren limits every residential parcel to two licensed garage sales per calendar year, each running no more than four consecutive days and only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. A City Clerk license tied to the property's parcel number is required before any sale, and items cannot be displayed within fifteen feet of a public sidewalk.
C.House of Operation—A garage sale may be held only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on those days indicated on the license as issued by the City Clerk... D.Duration of Sale—A garage sale as provided for herein shall be limited to a period of time not to exceed four (4) consecutive days. Any garage sale must be concluded by 9:00 p.m. of the fourth consecutive day as indicated on the license issued by the City Clerk... In no case, however, shall the Clerk issue a license for garage sale purposes to any lot bearing the same parcel number more than twice during any calendar year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 102).
Full Breakdown
42 defines the rules for garage sales held anywhere in the city. Sales are allowed on any lot with a one-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwelling, or any lot holding a use permitted in a residential district, but the sale must be conducted solely on that one lot. Items for sale cannot be displayed in the front yard setback, and nothing connected with the sale can sit closer than fifteen feet from a public sidewalk. on the days shown on the license; running the sale earlier or later is itself a separate violation.
of that fourth day. A. 252), and the license fee follows the schedule adopted by City Council. 42(D), and, critically, the Clerk is barred from issuing more than two garage sale licenses to the same parcel number in any calendar year, which is what fixes the twice-a-year cap.
Violations & Fines
Running a garage sale before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., extending a sale past its fourth consecutive day, selling without a City Clerk license tied to the parcel's permanent index number, or displaying goods closer than fifteen feet from a public sidewalk each violate Section 4.42, and the City Clerk will refuse a third license to the same parcel in one calendar year regardless.
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