Georgetown does not require a permit for a garage or yard sale. Sale signs are limited to 4 square feet on-site, off-site signs must be within 1,000 feet of the sale, and no signs may be attached to utility poles, street signs, or traffic devices under UDC Sec. 10.03.020.
Georgetown takes a light-touch approach to residential garage and yard sales. According to the city's Code Compliance guidance, the City of Georgetown does not currently issue or require permits for a garage or yard sale. The main restrictions are on signage, governed by the Unified Development Code (UDC) Sec. 10.03.020.D.2 and Sec. 10.03.020.J. On-site garage-sale signs may be no larger than 4 square feet. Off-site signs are allowed only within 1,000 feet of the site of the sale, must be placed on private property with the owner's permission, and may not be attached to utility poles, street signs, stop signs, or other traffic-control devices. The city also notes a state-tax consideration: the Texas Comptroller treats a person holding more than two sales a year as operating a business, which can trigger sales-tax obligations, though that is a state matter rather than a Georgetown ordinance. Residents should remove signs promptly after the sale, since abandoned signs in the right-of-way are themselves a code violation that Code Compliance may remove.
Oversized on-site signs, off-site signs more than 1,000 feet from the sale, or signs attached to utility poles, street signs, or traffic devices violate UDC Sec. 10.03.020 and may be removed by the city and cited through Code Compliance. There is no permit violation because Georgetown does not require a garage-sale permit.
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