San Antonio requires a garage sale permit under Chapter 16, Article XII (Sec. 16-301). The permit costs $16 and is available at select H-E-B stores or DSD. Residents may hold 4 sales per year (once per quarter), limited to 2 consecutive days from 9 AM to 6 PM. Items must be at least 5 feet from lot lines. Code Enforcement may inspect during sale hours. Nonprofits may hold 12 sales per year.
San Antonio property maintenance code applies to garage and yard sales to prevent blight conditions. Merchandise must be displayed in an organized manner, not scattered across the yard. Tables, racks, and display items must be removed or stored out of public view by the end of sale hours each day. Unsold items cannot be left at the curb or in the front yard between sale days or after the sale concludes. Signs must be removed within 24 hours of the sale ending. Properties that develop a pattern of visible clutter may receive blight citations.
Items left out after sale: $50 to $200 blight citation. Signs not removed: $25 to $50. Habitual violations: escalating fines.
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