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Garage and yard sales in San Bernardino County

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

What San Bernardino County's code says

San Bernardino County code What San Bernardino County's code adds
Hours
  • 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Garage sale activity shall be limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
How long a sale may last
  • A sale may last no more than 3 days in a row.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    A garage sale may not last longer than three consecutive days.
Permit
  • A Temporary Use Permit is needed.
    Applies: Garage sales that go beyond the chapter's limits.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Garage sales that exceed the standards provided in this Chapter shall be considered temporary uses requiring compliance with Chapter 84.25 (Temporary Structures and Uses) and issuance of a Temporary Use Permit in compliance with Chapter 85.15 (Temporary Use Permits).
Sales per year
  • At most 4 sales per calendar year at the same address.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Single-family dwellings shall be allowed a maximum of four garage sales per calendar year at the same address.
  • At most 2 sales per calendar year per legal unit.
    Applies: Multi-family homes.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Multi-family dwellings shall be allowed a maximum of two garage sales per calendar year per legal dwelling unit.
Signs
  • Signs may not be in the public right-of-way.
    Applies: Garage sale signs, including on telephone poles, streetlights or traffic signs.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Garage sale advertising signs shall not be posted on telephone poles, streetlights, traffic signs, or any other structure or location within the public right-of-way.
  • Signs go up no earlier than 1 day before the sale and come down within 1 day after it ends.
    § 84.10.030 · code text
    Garage sale signs may not be posted earlier than one day before the first day of the garage sale nor more than one day after the last date of the garage sale.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in San Bernardino County?

San Bernardino County's code: At most 4 sales per calendar year at the same address. (Single-family homes.) (§ 84.10.030); A Temporary Use Permit is needed. (Garage sales that go beyond the chapter's limits.) (§ 84.10.030).

General information, not legal advice.

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