Title 5 — BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Wasco Municipal Code Ch. 5.36 Yard Sales
Wasco Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Wasco
Cite as: Wasco Municipal Code Chapter 5.36 · Text as of 2026-10-03
Sections: 5.36.010 Definitions. 5.36.020 Frequency--Duration. 5.36.030 Imported items prohibited.
5.36.040 Permit required. 5.36.050 Violation--Penalty.
5.36.010 Definitions.¶
As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Yard sale" means the display and offering for sale to the public at large of clothing, household goods, furnishings, appliances, tools, or other items of personal property at, in or about residential premises, which items have been acquired, accumulated and kept in the course occupancy by the residents of such residential premises primarily for household uses and purposes and not for resale. The term yard sale, as used in this chapter, includes a garage sale and any like sale under other designation. (Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).
5.36.020 Frequency--Duration.¶
No person shall be entitled to conduct a yard sale at residential premises at which two yard sales during the then current calendar year have theretofore been held, unless there has been a complete change of occupancy and the adult occupants are all persons other than those in occupancy at the times of two prior yard sales. In addition, no single yard sale shall extend in duration beyond two consecutive days. (Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).
5.36.030 Imported items prohibited.¶
The display and the offering for sale at a yard sale of personal property imported to residential premises for purposes of sale, and the sale of any such imported personal property at a yard sale, are expressly prohibited. (Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).
5.36.040 Permit required.¶
No yard sale shall be operated, conducted or maintained except in compliance with, and as provided in, this chapter and code, and only after having first obtained a permit from the city of Wasco finance director or his designee. (Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).
5.36.050 Violation--Penalty.¶
A violation of this chapter shall constitute an infraction and shall be punishable by:
A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation;
B. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation within one year; or
C. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation within one year. (Ord. 478 §1, 2003; Ord. 473 §1, 2002).
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