Bishop, CA Property Maintenance: Garage Sale Rules (2026)

Research of the Inyo County Code did not locate a chapter that specifically permits, limits, or charges a fee for garage sales, yard sales, or rummage sales in the unincorporated county. Inyo County regulates business activity through Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) and land uses through Title 18 (Zoning), but no garage-sale-specific frequency cap, permit, or fee was found in the published code. As a practical matter, an occasional personal-property sale from a residence is a residential activity rather than a commercial 'home occupation,' which is the category the zoning ordinance regulates for ongoing in-home businesses. Because no county-specific rule was confirmed, residents planning frequent or large sales should confirm current requirements directly with the Inyo County Planning Department, since repeated or commercial-scale selling could be treated as a business or home occupation subject to zoning review. This entry reflects the absence of a specific ordinance rather than an affirmative county permission scheme — no garage-sale section number is cited because none was found in the County Code.