Garage & Yard Sales in Colorado (2026)
18 rules on the books across Colorado, 18 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Frequency, Duration & Permits
How many garage sales you may hold per year, how long each may run, and whether your city requires a permit or registration before you post the first sign.
Boulder
Some RestrictionsBoulder does not license garage sales directly, but its sign code caps how often you can advertise one: Section…
Read full rule →Castle Rock
Some RestrictionsCastle Rock does not require a permit for a residential garage sale, but sign placement is strictly regulated. Signs…
Read full rule →Centennial
Some RestrictionsCentennial's Land Development Code caps garage sales at 3 events and 9 total days per calendar year in the AG, RS, RA…
Read full rule →Colorado Springs
Some RestrictionsColorado Springs' Unified Development Code allows a temporary garage sale in any residential zone district up to two…
Read full rule →El Paso County
Some RestrictionsA temporary use permit is required in El Paso County if a yard sale runs past 5 days or exceeds 3 sales a year on the…
Read full rule →Fort Collins
Some RestrictionsFort Collins caps garage and yard sales of your own used property at five weekend periods per calendar year before…
Read full rule →Greeley
Some RestrictionsGreeley residents may hold only two garage or yard sales per calendar year, each running no more than three consecutive…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood's Zoning Ordinance caps garage and yard sales at four sales of three consecutive days each per year, or a…
Read full rule →Littleton
Some RestrictionsLittleton limits a garage, yard or estate sale to three days per event and three events per year on a single lot…
Read full rule →Longmont
Some RestrictionsLongmont limits garage sales to three consecutive days, and no more than 12 total days in any 12-month period, at the…
Read full rule →Loveland
Some RestrictionsLoveland caps garage sales at 72 consecutive hours and three sales per calendar year for each address under Municipal…
Read full rule →Manitou Springs
Some RestrictionsManitou Springs Municipal Code § 3.12.434 exempts garage sale sellers from the city's sales tax, but only within strict…
Read full rule →Mesa County
Some RestrictionsMesa County residents may hold up to six yard sales per calendar year, each running no more than four consecutive days…
Read full rule →Pueblo
Some RestrictionsPueblo requires a $2 permit for casual sales like garage and patio sales, capped at two permits per address per year…
Read full rule →Westminster
Some RestrictionsWestminster caps every garage sale at three consecutive days and limits residents to one sale per 90-day period under…
Read full rule →Aurora
Light RestrictionsAurora, Colorado does not require a garage sale permit. City Code just caps sales at four per year and 72 consecutive…
Read full rule →Denver
Light RestrictionsDenver doesn't require a permit for yard or garage sales, but zoning caps them at one sale per half-year, 72 hours…
Read full rule →Fountain
Light RestrictionsFountain's tax code, not a nuisance or zoning chapter, sets the garage-sale limit: Fountain Municipal Code § 5.04.350…
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