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Garage and yard sales in Thousand Oaks

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

What Thousand Oaks's code says

Thousand Oaks code What Thousand Oaks's code adds
Hours
  • Daylight hours only.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    Garage sales or boutique sales may be conducted during daylight hours only.
How long a sale may last
  • No longer than 2 consecutive weekends or 72 hours, whichever is less.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    No single sale shall be conducted for longer than two (2) consecutive weekends, or seventy-two (72) hours, whichever is the lesser.
Permit
  • A permit is needed only for a sale that includes more than 1 residence or parcel.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    No garage sale or boutique sale shall be held so as to include more than one residence or parcel as the site of the sale unless a permit is first obtained from the Community Development Director or his authorized representative.
Sales per year
  • No more than 2 sales.
    Applies: Per premises per calendar year; a third is allowed after proof of a bona fide change in ownership.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    No more than two (2) garage sales or boutique sales shall be conducted on the premises in any calendar year
  • 1 sale per year that does not count against the premises.
    Applies: A sale by a nonprofit or group of people at a member's home.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    One such sale may be held per year without such sale being deemed one chargeable to the premises in question for the purposes of applying the two (2) sales per year limitation set forth in subsection (1) of this subsection.
Signs
  • Signs only on the sale premises during sale hours, removed daily; up to 2 off-site directional signs may be permitted.
    Applies: Off-site signs need written permission and a premises not on a major street; no signs in the public right-of-way.
    § 9-4.2519 · code text
    Two (2) off-site directional signs may be permitted by the Community Development Director provided the premises upon which the garage sale or boutique sale is conducted is not on a major thoroughfare

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Frequently asked questions

What are the garage sale rules in Thousand Oaks?

Thousand Oaks's code: No more than 2 sales. (Per premises per calendar year; a third is allowed after proof of a bona fide change in ownership.) (§ 9-4.2519); A permit is needed only for a sale that includes more than 1 residence or parcel. (§ 9-4.2519).

General information, not legal advice.

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