Yard sales in Orange County are short daytime events of up to three consecutive days. Sale signs may go up no more than one day ahead, must stay under four square feet on the property itself, and come down by sunset on the last day.
Orange County caps the length of a sale rather than posting a strict clock: each garage sale may run up to three consecutive days, and they are daytime events so setup and haggling do not disturb neighbors. The bigger set of rules governs signs. A garage sale sign may be erected no more than one day before the sale, must be no larger than four square feet, and must sit on the property where the sale is held, with no off-site signs allowed. Signs cannot be attached to utility poles, traffic signs, or trees, or block sidewalks, and must be removed by sunset on the final day.
Signs put up too early, placed off the property, oversized, stuck to poles or trees, or left up after the sale can bring sign-ordinance citations. Blocked sidewalks and traffic hazards draw separate complaints.
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