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Garage and yard sales in San Bernardino

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

What San Bernardino's code says

San Bernardino code What San Bernardino's code adds
Hours
  • Daylight hours only.
    § 8.14.020 · code text
    Yard sales may be conducted only during daylight hours.
How long a sale may last
  • Up to 3 days in a row.
    § 8.14.020 · code text
    Yard sales may be conducted up to a maximum period of three consecutive days.
Permit
  • A permit is required.
    Applies: Estate sales after the owner moves for age or disability, or dies; these are exempt from the 12-per-year and third-weekend limits.
    § 8.14.050 · code text
    The person(s) conducting such an estate sale shall be required to obtain a permit and shall be subject to all other regulations established herein.
Sales per year
  • No more than 12 sales per calendar year.
    Applies: Per seller or location; sales only on the third weekend, Friday to Sunday, of each month.
    § 8.14.020 · code text
    no yard sale shall be conducted by any seller or at any location more frequently than 12 times in any calendar year.
Signs
  • Up to 4 directional signs, each at most 2 square feet, on private property with prior owner or occupant consent.
    Applies: Directional signs.
    § 8.14.040 · code text
    There shall be no more than four such directional signs erected for any yard sale permitted pursuant to this chapter.
  • Signs are not allowed in public rights-of-way.
    § 8.14.040 · code text
    Any signage allowed by this section is prohibited on the public rights-of-way.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in San Bernardino?

San Bernardino's code: No more than 12 sales per calendar year. (Per seller or location; sales only on the third weekend, Friday to Sunday, of each month.) (§ 8.14.020); A permit is required. (Estate sales after the owner moves for age or disability, or dies; these are exempt from the 12-per-year and third-weekend limits.) (§ 8.14.050).

General information, not legal advice.

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