Garage/Yard Sale Permits
General Information
Per Section 5.54.020 of the Calexico Municipal code residents must obtain a permit from the Planning and Building department to hold a garage or yard sale. The one-page Garage Sale Permit Application can be downloaded by clicking on the link below, filled out and returned in person with appropriate identification to the building division before issued. Permits are also issued over-the-counter in the Planning & Building Department, 608 Heber Avenue, Calexico, Ca. between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Monday-Thursday and every other Friday).
Garage Sale Rules and Regulations
The City of Calexico has garage sale regulations to minimize the effects of traffic, noise, and signs in residential areas while permitting residents to sell unwanted items.
Frequency and Term of Sales
Garage sales are limited to six times per year per residence, for a maximum of two consecutive days for each sale.
Signs
Signs may not be erected, posted on, or attached to any public property. This includes telephone poles, power poles, streetlights, street or stop signs, city trees; city parks, sidewalks, at crosswalks or on curbs.
•Stapling signs/flyers on public trees (including trees in parkways ) is strictly prohibited.
•Signs/flyers on trees are permitted only on the property of garage sale location.
•Signs may be posted on private property with the property owner’s permission.
•Any signs/flyers used to advertise the garage sale must be removed within 24 hours after the end of the sale.