Parma requires a permit for residential garage and yard sales, obtained from the Building Department. Limits are typically 3 sales per address per year and 3 consecutive days each. The low-cost permit tracks frequency to prevent residential zones from becoming ongoing retail operations.
Parma Codified Ordinances treat garage sales as limited temporary uses in residential districts. Permit application includes resident name, sale dates, and attestation that items are household goods. Fee is nominal (typically 5-10 dollars or free). Permit must be displayed during the sale. Selling new merchandise, items acquired for resale, or operating continuously crosses into unlicensed home occupation or peddling and triggers zoning enforcement under CO Chapter 1177.
No permit: minor misdemeanor up to 150 dollars per Parma CO 501.99. Exceeding 3 sales per year or 3-day duration: same fine. Disguised retail operation: zoning violation with higher penalties.
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