Santa Cruz residential garage sales are generally permissible as occasional, non-commercial activity. §24.12.344(1)(a) restricts commercial signs in residential districts; garage-sale signs must comply with §24.12.350 special-purpose sign limits and be removed promptly after the event.
Repeated or extended sales may be reclassified as a home occupation or unlicensed business under Ch. 5.04 (Business Licenses). State sales-tax exemption under Rev. & Tax Code §6006 applies only to occasional sales. Sales-tax registration may be required for frequent operations. Signs may not be placed on public property except as authorized.
Sign removal orders; business license enforcement for high-frequency sales.
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