St. Louis allows residential garage and yard sales as accessory uses in residential districts. No business license is required for occasional sales, but sales are limited in frequency and duration and cannot create ongoing retail traffic.
Occasional household garage sales in St. Louis are treated as accessory residential activity, not retail. Typical practice under the zoning code limits garage sales to a few events per year per household (commonly three, each not exceeding three consecutive days). Items offered must be personal household goods, not merchandise purchased for resale. Signs advertising the sale are regulated under Title 26 signage provisions (see signs / garage-sale-signs). Operating a recurring or commercial resale business from a home triggers home occupation and business license requirements. Complaints about excessive noise, parking, or nuisance can lead to enforcement.
Operating a continuous resale business without a home occupation permit can result in zoning violations with fines per day. Sign litter violations carry separate fines under Title 26.
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