Redmond requires no permit for residential garage sales under RMC 21.08. Households may hold up to 2 sales per year, each lasting 3 days. More frequent sales may need a home occupation permit.
Residential garage, yard, estate, and moving sales are treated as a customary accessory residential use in Redmond and do not require a separate permit, business license, or registration fee under RMC 21.08 (Residential Zones) and RMC 5.08 (Business Licenses). To qualify as a permitted non-permit sale, the event must meet these criteria: limited to 2 sales per household per calendar year; each sale lasting no more than 3 consecutive days; conducted between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM; sale items belong to the resident or a participating household (shared neighborhood sales are allowed); no commercial goods purchased specifically for resale; sale activity confined to private property not the public right-of-way. Households exceeding these limits may be deemed to be operating a retail business requiring a Redmond home occupation permit under RMC 21.08.050, a general business license under RMC 5.08, and applicable Washington State Department of Revenue registration for sales tax collection. Estate sales conducted by professional estate sale companies require the company to hold a Redmond business license, though the sale itself at a residence may be a one-time permitted event. See also the garage sale rules subcategory for property maintenance and signage requirements.
Operating as commercial retail without permits: civil penalty up to $500 per day under RMC 1.14 plus potential state tax penalties for unregistered sales.
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