Unincorporated Knox County has no dedicated garage-sale permit; occasional residential yard sales are treated as a customary accessory use under the Knox County Zoning Ordinance. Inside the City of Knoxville a personal-property-sale permit and limits apply, so city residents should check municipal rules.
Knox County does not publish a stand-alone garage-sale permit ordinance for the unincorporated county. Occasional residential yard or garage sales are generally allowed as a customary accessory use of a dwelling under the Knox County Zoning Ordinance; frequent or continuous sales can cross into a prohibited retail or home-occupation use requiring zoning approval. By contrast, the City of Knoxville regulates personal property sales through Chapter 16, Article VIII of the city code and requires a permit. Residents should confirm which jurisdiction their address falls in and check the applicable rules before advertising a sale.
Running what amounts to an ongoing retail business from a home without zoning approval can be cited as a zoning violation; signs placed in the public right-of-way may be removed.
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