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Garage and yard sales in Apple Valley

Single-family homes: each sale may last at most 3 days in a row, and at most 3 sales per calendar year are allowed.

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Key points

  • Garage sales: Single-family homes: each sale may last at most 3 days in a row, and at most 3 sales per calendar year are allowed.

Each rule below links to the section of the Apple Valley Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Apple Valley's code says

Apple Valley code What Apple Valley's code adds
How long a sale may last
  • Each sale may last no more than 3 days in a row.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    The maximum number of garage-yard sales permitted under this Chapter for any single-family residence is three per calendar year, with each sale not to exceed three consecutive days.
Permit
  • Register the sale date and time with the Finance Department before the sale.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    Any resident wishing to operate a garage-yard sale shall prior to the garage-yard sale register with the Finance Department of the Town of Apple Valley the date and time on which the garage-yard sale is to take place.
  • Only the tenant may get the permit, and must submit the owner's written permission at registration.
    Applies: Multi-family homes.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    The tenant of the multi-family residence shall receive written permission from the owner of the property prior to obtaining the garage-yard sale permit and shall submit this written authorization at the time of registration with the Finance Department.
Sales per year
  • At most 3 sales per calendar year.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    The maximum number of garage-yard sales permitted under this Chapter for any single-family residence is three per calendar year, with each sale not to exceed three consecutive days.
  • At most 1 sale per calendar year for each occupied unit.
    Applies: Multi-family homes.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    The maximum number of garage-yard sales permitted under this Chapter for any multi-family residence is one per calendar year per occupied unit.
Signs
  • Sale signs are not allowed on any public street, alley, right-of-way or public property.
    § 5.02.270 · code text
    Any signs advertising a garage-yard sale on any public street, alley or right-of-way or on any publicly owned property are prohibited.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Apple Valley?

Single-family homes: each sale may last at most 3 days in a row, and at most 3 sales per calendar year are allowed.

General information, not legal advice.

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