Daly City, CA Property Maintenance: Garage Sale Rules (2026)

The County's public nuisance and property maintenance provisions (Title 1 general provisions and the zoning code blight standards) require residential properties to be kept free of visible accumulation of goods, debris, or commercial inventory. Garage sales are treated as a brief, permitted interruption of that standard. During active sale hours, organized displays of household goods are allowed; outside of active sale hours, all tables, racks, display items, and unsold merchandise must be stored inside the garage, house, or in the rear yard out of sight from the public right-of-way. Signs must be removed from all locations within 24 hours of the sale's last day. Properties that develop a recurring pattern of visible merchandise accumulation are prime targets for blight citations and may be referred to the Planning Department for review as an unpermitted commercial/retail use. Yards accumulating recognized Accumulation of Salvaged Materials Not Licensed for Reconstruction (per Zoning Reg. §6500) face Certificate of Abatement proceedings.