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Garage and yard sales in Corning

Corning's own rules on garage and yard sales, with the code text for every value.

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

What Corning's code says

Corning code What Corning's code adds
How long a sale may last
  • No more than 3 days in a row.
    § 5.40.060 · code text
    such sales shall not take place over a longer period than three consecutive days.
Permit
  • A city permit is required before holding a yard sale.
    § 5.40.040 · code text
    No yard sale shall be conducted by any person or persons in the city without first having obtained a permit from the city to conduct such sale.
Sales per year
  • No more than 2 sales per calendar year.
    Applies: At a home; only personal property the seller owns.
    § 5.40.060 · code text
    provided, that no such person or persons shall conduct more than two such yard sales per calendar year
  • Each person may join only 1 more yard sale that calendar year.
    Applies: Joint sale by neighbors with adjoining homes.
    § 5.40.060 · code text
    each person joining in such sale shall not participate in more than one additional yard sale during that calendar year.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Corning?

Corning's code: No more than 2 sales per calendar year. (At a home; only personal property the seller owns.) (§ 5.40.060); A city permit is required before holding a yard sale. (§ 5.40.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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