Springdale, AR Garage & Yard Sales: Garage Sale Permits (2026)

Springdale stands apart from many Arkansas cities by formally requiring a garage-sale permit. The permit is issued by the Springdale Building Department and described on the City's Garage Sales page at https://www.springdalear.gov/page/garage-sales. The Springdale City Council reviewed the program in March 2021 and voted to keep the $10 fee, rejecting a proposal to eliminate it (https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2021/mar/16/springdale-council-preserves-garage-sale-fees/). Each permit covers a maximum of two (2) consecutive days, and the ordinance places a substantive restriction on what may be sold: new or used merchandise, furniture, and similar items may not be purchased or brought onto the premises for the purpose of selling at the garage sale. The rule is intended to prevent unlicensed retail or flea-market operations from being run out of residential property under the cover of a garage-sale permit. Sign rules in Chapter 98 (Signs) of the Springdale Municipal Code at https://library.municode.com/ar/springdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH98SI apply to garage-sale signage: signs must remain on the seller's own property, signs on utility poles, light poles, planting strips, and other public right-of-way are prohibited, and the City removes non-conforming signs through Code Enforcement. Arkansas state sales tax does not apply to occasional household sales by individuals not in the business of selling, under the isolated-sale rule administered by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration at https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov. Call the Springdale Building Department or City Clerk before holding a sale to confirm current fee and application steps.