Garage and yard sales in Arcadia: the local rules

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

What Arcadia's code says

Arcadia code What Arcadia's code adds
Hours	Sales may start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and must end by 6:00 p.m. each day. § 6437.2 · code text No such sale shall be commenced prior to 8:00 a.m. and shall conclude each day at or before 6:00 p.m.
How long a sale may last	A sale may last no more than 2 days in a row, 9 hours each day. § 9104.02.360 · code text No yard sale shall occur for more than two consecutive nine-hour days.
Permit	Yard Sale Permit required first; only the owner, or a tenant or occupant with owner permission, may get one. § 9104.02.360 · code text A Yard Sale Permit in compliance with Municipal Code Section 6437 (Patio, Garage and/or Backyard Sales - Permits and Conditions) is required before commencing a yard sale.
Sales per year	One permit covers no more than 2 sales per calendar year at a location. § 6437.2 · code text One (1) permit shall authorize no more than two (2) sales per calendar year at a given location. No more than 3 yard sales in one calendar year. § 9104.02.360 · code text No yard sale shall occur more than three times in one calendar year. No more than 1 block yard sale in one calendar year. Applies: Block yard sales of up to 10 homes, which need a Temporary Use Permit. § 9104.02.360 · code text No block yard sales shall occur more than once in one calendar year.
Signs	At most 1 front-yard sign, no larger than 4 square feet; no signs on public property. Applies: Post no more than 2 days before the sale; remove by 6:00 p.m. on the day the sale ends. § 6437.2 · code text No sign, billboard, placard, or other form of advertisement of such sale shall be placed upon any public property within the City; nor shall any such form of advertisement be placed upon the premises where the sale is to be conducted more than two (2) days prior to the date the sale is to commence, and shall be removed by 6:00 p.m. on the day the sale terminates.

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Arcadia's code: One permit covers no more than 2 sales per calendar year at a location. (§ 6437.2); Yard Sale Permit required first; only the owner, or a tenant or occupant with owner permission, may get one. (§ 9104.02.360).

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