Clearwater residents may hold garage sales in any residential zoning district twice per calendar year for up to three nonconsecutive days each, with no permit required as long as standards are met.
Garage sales are allowed in all residential zoning districts under the Clearwater Community Development Code. Each property may host two sales per calendar year, with each sale lasting no more than three consecutive days, and the two events cannot run back-to-back. No permit is required for the sale itself when these limits are followed. However, signs advertising the sale are tightly regulated: any sign placed in the public right-of-way or on utility poles is prohibited, and on-site signs must comply with Section 3-1806 of the sign code. Items sold must be the personal property of the resident, not commercial inventory.
Exceeding the two-sale or three-day limits, holding consecutive sales, or placing illegal off-site signs can trigger code-enforcement fines and immediate removal of unauthorized signage.
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