Chatham County's code sets no dedicated garage-sale permit; occasional residential yard sales are treated as an accessory home use under the Chatham County–Savannah unified zoning ordinance (NewZO). Frequent, ongoing sales can become an unpermitted home occupation. Savannah and other cities may cap sales or require permits.
There is no stand-alone garage-sale or yard-sale ordinance in the Code of Chatham County. In unincorporated areas an occasional residential yard sale is generally allowed as a customary accessory use of a dwelling under the Chatham County–Savannah Unified Zoning Ordinance (NewZO) administered by the Metropolitan Planning Commission; running continuous sales can cross into a home occupation or retail use that needs zoning approval. Georgia has no statewide garage-sale permit. Residents inside Savannah, Pooler, Garden City, or Tybee Island should check the city code, which may limit the number of sales per year, their duration, and sign placement. This subcategory has no specific county-code section — the county sets no rule here.
Operating an ongoing sale that becomes an unpermitted home occupation or retail use can be cited as a zoning violation under NewZO; temporary signs placed in the public right-of-way may be removed.
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