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

Section 17.84.370(A)(1) treats yard sales as a temporary use that does not require a Temporary Use Permit, provided the sale meets a short list of numeric standards. A site may host no more than two garage or yard sales in any calendar year (A)(1)(a), and no single sale event can run longer than two consecutive weekends, with each weekend of sales counted as one event toward that limit (A)(1)(b). Sale hours are capped at 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (A)(1)(c), and the sale must be conducted by a resident of the premises selling personal property; goods obtained specifically for resale, meaning secondhand merchandise bought to flip rather than the resident's own belongings, cannot be sold at a Woodland yard sale (A)(1)(d).

Because the section sits among the Zoning Code's temporary uses not requiring a permit, a resident who exceeds either the twice-a-year cap or the two-weekend duration limit has stepped outside the exemption and would need to seek a Temporary Use Permit under Section 17.100.080, or is otherwise operating an unpermitted use. The rule applies citywide to any residential site conducting a sale, and it is distinct from the City's separate seasonal and promotional sales standards, which carry their own day counts and permit requirements under Section 17.84.370(B).