San Leandro garage sales must comply with the City's general noise ordinance (SLMC Title 4 Chapter 4-1 Article 11). No electronic amplification (music, PA) is permitted before 9:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. in residential areas. Sales themselves are not subject to a separate hour cap by ordinance.
Unlike some Bay Area cities, San Leandro does not adopt explicit garage-sale hours (e.g., 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.) by ordinance. Practical operating hours are constrained by SLMC Article 11 quiet hours: amplified sound is prohibited 10 p.m. - 9 a.m. on public streets and open areas, and the ambient-plus-5-dB property-line limit applies all day. Most sales operate 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturdays / Sundays voluntarily. Signage placed in the public right-of-way (sign poles, traffic signs, utility poles) is prohibited under SLMC Title 7 and may be removed without notice — see the separate 'signs/garage-sale-signs' subcategory for details.
Noise after 10 p.m. or before 9 a.m. is a noise infraction under SLMC 4-1-1110 ($100 first offense). Illegal signage is removed and may trigger a citation. The garage sale itself is not separately penalized.
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