Denver does not set specific garage sale hours in the DRMC, but sales must comply with the general noise ordinance (55 dB(A) residential limit during 7 AM to 10 PM, 50 dB(A) overnight). Practical hours are 8 AM to 6 PM. Signs and tables must be removed by end of sale hours daily.
Denver's DRMC does not set explicit hour restrictions for garage and yard sales. Instead, sales must operate within the bounds of the noise ordinance (DRMC Chapter 36) and nuisance rules. Practical Denver garage sale hours are 8 AM to 6 PM — starting earlier violates DRMC §36 quiet hours (before 7 AM), and running late risks neighbor complaints and after-10-PM noise citations. Merchandise, tables, signs, and racks must be cleared from the front yard/driveway or stored out of view by the end of daily sale hours — leftover clutter generates DRMC §24-101 blight/nuisance notices. Sunday sales are permitted (no blue laws in Denver). Weather-related cancellation is allowed but signs advertising the sale must be removed within 24 hours of the posted end date. HOAs frequently impose specific hour restrictions beyond city code (e.g., Central Park/Stapleton and Green Valley Ranch HOAs limit Sunday start times).
Noise before 7 AM or after 10 PM: DRMC §36-6 citation up to $999. Items/signs left past sale end: blight/nuisance citation $50 to $200. HOA time violations: HOA-assessed fines per CC&Rs.
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