Lakewood does not require a permit for residential garage, yard, or estate sales. Sales are limited in frequency (typically 3 per year, 3 days each) and must sell only personal household items.
Lakewood treats occasional residential garage sales as an incidental permitted use of property. No fee or application is required for standard sales. Limits apply: generally no more than 3 sales per household per calendar year, each lasting up to 3 consecutive days. Sales must feature only personal household items belonging to the occupants. Commercial inventory, flea-market style operations, or frequent continuous sales are treated as unpermitted home businesses requiring zoning approval. Sign placement rules under CO 1329 apply.
Exceeding frequency or selling commercial inventory: cease-and-desist plus potential 100 to 500 dollar fines for operating unpermitted business. Sign violations addressed under sign code.
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