Hamilton County itself sets no garage-sale ordinance for the incorporated cities where most residents live. Garage and yard sales are regulated by each city's zoning ordinance as a temporary residential use, so limits on frequency, duration and signage come from Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville or Westfield code.
Indiana cities and towns zone their own land under IC 36-7-4, and the county plan commission zones only the unincorporated area. As a result there is no single Hamilton County rule capping how often or how long you may hold a garage sale. Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield treat occasional garage/yard sales as an accessory temporary use in residential districts and mainly regulate sale-sign placement and duration through their sign and zoning ordinances. Check your specific city's ordinance for any permit, day-count or signage requirements before advertising a sale.
Enforcement is by the relevant city; typical penalties target illegally placed garage-sale signs in the right-of-way, which code enforcement may remove, and repeated or commercial-scale sales that exceed the zoning definition of an accessory use.
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