Garden Grove permits garage and yard sales at residential properties with limitations on frequency, duration, and signage. Sales may not exceed three consecutive days and are limited in frequency per year. Signs must be on-site only and removed after the sale.
Garden Grove allows residential garage sales, yard sales, and estate sales subject to Municipal Code regulations. Sales are typically limited to no more than three consecutive days per event and a limited number of events per year per address. Sales must take place on the residential property where the seller lives and cannot encroach onto sidewalks, driveways that block pedestrian access, or the public right-of-way. Items for sale must be personal household goods; conducting ongoing retail or commercial sales from a residence under the guise of a garage sale is prohibited and may constitute an unpermitted home business. No permit is required for standard garage sales. Signage advertising the sale must be posted on the property where the sale is held and cannot be placed on utility poles, traffic signs, medians, or other public right-of-way locations. Signs must be removed at the conclusion of the sale. Sales should operate during reasonable daytime hours consistent with the neighborhood. Unsold items must be stored or disposed of promptly after the sale ends and cannot be left in the yard or driveway.
Frequent or ongoing sales may be treated as an unpermitted home business. Signs in the public right-of-way are subject to removal. Violations are enforced by Code Enforcement at (714) 741-5792 on a complaint-driven basis.
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