Showing ordinances that apply to Thonotosassa, FL
Thonotosassa is an unincorporated community (population 15,238) in Hillsborough County, Florida. Because Thonotosassa is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Hillsborough County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The garage sale rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Hillsborough County Land Development Code allows residential yard sales as accessory use. Limited to 2 sales per calendar year per property, maximum 3 consecutive days each. No permit required in unincorporated county. Signs allowed only on property and removed within 24 hours of sale end.
Yard sales treated as temporary accessory residential use. Frequency limit prevents operation as de facto retail business requiring commercial zoning. Merchandise must be household goods owned by resident, not purchased for resale. Sale hours typically dawn to dusk. HOAs commonly impose additional restrictions including community-wide sale dates. Tampa has separate city rules.
Exceeding frequency converts use to unpermitted commercial activity. Code Enforcement Board fines per FL 162.09.
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