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Garage and yard sales in Imperial Beach

Imperial Beach'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 Imperial Beach Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Imperial Beach's code says

Imperial Beach code What Imperial Beach's code adds
How long a sale may last
  • Each sale may last no more than 5 days in a row.
    § 4.06.030 · code text
    A garage sale license shall be limited to a period of five consecutive days per sale.
Permit
  • A garage sale license from the city is required.
    § 4.06.030 · code text
    Any resident or group of residents, organization or club of the City may conduct a garage sale, as defined in this chapter; provided, however, that a license shall first have been obtained from the City.
Sales per year
  • No more than 2 sales per calendar year.
    Applies: By the same people or at the same place.
    § 4.06.030 · code text
    No more than two garage sales may be conducted by the same person or persons, or at the same place within the same calendar year.
Signs
  • 1 unlit temporary sign on the sale site, at most 6 square feet.
    Applies: Put up no more than 1 week before the sale; remove no more than 2 days after it ends.
    § 4.06.050 · code text
    No signs advertising garage sales are allowed, except that there may be one unlighted sign, not exceeding six square feet in area, located on the premises of the sale. Such sign shall be of a temporary nature, displayed not more than one week in advance of the sale, and removed not more than two days after the conclusion of the sale.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Imperial Beach?

Imperial Beach's code: No more than 2 sales per calendar year. (By the same people or at the same place.) (§ 4.06.030); A garage sale license from the city is required. (§ 4.06.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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