Lehigh County has no garage-sale ordinance. Rules on frequency, hours and signage are set by your city, borough or township. Allentown regulates temporary residential sales and sign placement through its zoning and vending ordinances.
Garage and yard sales are regulated at the municipal level in Pennsylvania, not by Lehigh County. Allentown addresses temporary sales and off-premises signs through its Codified Ordinances (zoning use rules and Chapter regulating vendors and signs); many Lehigh Valley boroughs and townships cap the number of sales per household per year and restrict daytime hours and sign posting. Because the specifics vary by municipality, confirm permit needs, allowed dates and sign rules with your local code office before holding a sale.
Selling outside permitted hours or dates, or posting signs in the public right-of-way, can draw a municipal citation and removal of the signs.
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