Garage and yard sales in Lompoc: the local rules

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

What Lompoc's code says

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Hours	Daylight hours only. § 5.52.030 · code text The garage sale shall be limited to being conducted during the daylight hours of no more than three consecutive days.
How long a sale may last	No more than 3 consecutive days. § 5.52.030 · code text The garage sale shall be limited to being conducted during the daylight hours of no more than three consecutive days.
Permit	A garage sale permit is required. Applies: Selling personal property from a residentially zoned property or a residence; multifamily units need written consent from the landlord, manager or association. § 5.52.010 · code text No person shall sell personal property from any residentially zoned property or from any residence in any commercial or industrial zone within the City of Lompoc without obtaining a garage sale permit.
Sales per year	No more than 1 permit per 6-month period. Applies: Per single-family home. § 5.52.030 · code text No more than one such permit may be issued to one single-family dwelling unit during any six-month period. 1 additional sale within the 6-month period. Applies: When the property has a bona fide change in ownership or occupancy. § 5.52.040 · code text An additional garage sale shall be permitted within the six-month period if satisfactory proof of a bona fide change in ownership or occupancy of the real property is presented to the Community Development Department.
Signs	2 signs, each at most 4 square feet, shown only during sale hours and removed daily; no other signs. § 5.52.040 · code text Two signs of not more than four square feet each shall be permitted to be displayed on the property of the residence where the garage sale is being conducted.

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What are the garage sale rules in Lompoc?

Lompoc's code: No more than 1 permit per 6-month period. (Per single-family home.) (§ 5.52.030); A garage sale permit is required. (Selling personal property from a residentially zoned property or a residence; multifamily units need written consent from the landlord, manager or association.) (§ 5.52.010).

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