Pearl City garage and yard sales are permitted under the Land Use Ordinance only as occasional accessory uses of a residence; they cannot operate as ongoing retail businesses.
The Land Use Ordinance Chapter 21 treats garage and yard sales as accessory uses customarily associated with normal residential living. They are not home occupations and no dedicated permit exists. Sales must remain occasional and must not involve goods purchased for resale. Pearl City military-family PCS moves often drive large sales, which remain allowed if infrequent and clearly tied to the household's own property. Goods, signs, and customer parking must stay off the public right-of-way. Frequent recurrence, resale inventory, or advertised wholesale pricing can cause DPP to classify the activity as unpermitted retail in a residential zone.
Operating repeated weekly sales, stocking resale merchandise, or posting signs on utility poles or street signs can be cited as unpermitted retail under Chapter 21.
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