The Town of Davie does not publish a dedicated garage-sale permit ordinance. Occasional residential sales are allowed, but garage-sale signs fall under the Town's temporary-sign rules (section 12-238): no permit is needed, single-family lots get up to 16 sq ft of temporary signage, and no sign may be placed in a street right-of-way.
Unlike some Florida jurisdictions that adopt a specific garage-sale chapter, the Town of Davie Code of Ordinances does not contain a dedicated garage-sale or yard-sale permit section limiting the number of sales per year. Residential garage and yard sales are generally treated as an occasional household activity rather than a regulated business; persistent or commercial-scale selling from a home would instead implicate the Land Development Code's use regulations (Chapter 12). The clearest published Town rule that touches garage sales is the temporary-sign regulation. The Town's Sign Code Guide explains that temporary signs 'do not require a Town permit,' but their size, number and duration are governed by section 12-238(A): each single-family residential lot is allocated at least 16 square feet of non-commercial temporary signage, with a maximum of 4 square feet per sign and a maximum height of 6 feet, displayed no more than 120 consecutive days in a calendar year. Critically, 'signs may not be placed anywhere within a public or private street right-of-way' and may not be placed on Town property; illegally placed signs are subject to removal without notice and there is no retrieval. Florida has no statewide garage-sale permit law, so these local sign rules and general property-maintenance standards are what apply.
There is no garage-sale permit to violate, but garage-sale signs placed in the right-of-way, on Town property, or exceeding the size/height limits of section 12-238 can be removed by the Town without notice. Trash and debris left after a sale fall under the general maintenance standards (sections 9-51 and 12-33(s)). Code Compliance handles sign and cleanup complaints.
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