Garden Grove garage sales must be conducted during daylight hours, generally between 8:00 AM and sunset. Sales may not operate after dark. Signs advertising garage sales may be placed on private property the day of the sale and must be removed immediately after the sale concludes.
Garden Grove restricts garage sale hours to daylight periods to minimize neighborhood disruption. Sales typically may begin no earlier than 8:00 AM and must conclude by sunset or dusk. No garage sale activity, including setup, customer transactions, or cleanup visible from the street, should occur after dark. Early morning setup before 8:00 AM should be conducted quietly to avoid disturbing neighbors per the city's noise ordinance provisions. Garage sale signs may be placed on the seller's own private property to advertise the sale. Signs placed on utility poles, street signs, traffic signals, trees in the public right-of-way, or other public property are prohibited and will be removed by the city. Typically, signs should not exceed 4 square feet in area and should not obstruct visibility at intersections. All signs must be removed immediately after the sale concludes. Garage sale advertising on public medians or in the public right-of-way is prohibited. Adequate parking must be available for customers without blocking driveways, fire hydrants, or creating traffic hazards. Customers should park on the same side of the street as the sale when possible.
Operating a garage sale after dark or placing signs on public property may result in code enforcement warnings and citations. Signs on public property will be removed without notice. Noise violations from early morning setup may result in noise complaint responses from GGPD.
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