Kanawha County requires no garage-sale permit — the county does not license residential sales at all. Permits, if any, are a city matter. Charleston has no general yard-sale permit; check your specific city hall before assuming one is needed.
There is no county yard-sale permit or fee in unincorporated Kanawha County. The county's land-use authority covers zoning and building, not the licensing of a homeowner's occasional sale, so a resident outside the cities simply holds the sale. Any permit requirement would be municipal. Charleston does not impose a general garage-sale permit — occasional residential sales are treated as an accessory use — though signs must follow the city's sign rules. Smaller Kanawha towns set their own practices, so if you live inside a municipality, confirm with city hall or the clerk before your sale.
The unincorporated county cannot cite an unpermitted sale — none is required. Inside a city, the exposure is usually sign-placement or nuisance enforcement rather than a missing sale permit.
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