No New Jersey statute governs garage-sale signs; Somerset municipalities handle them through local sign ordinances. On your own lawn a sale sign is generally fine, but a sign staked in the public right-of-way or on a utility pole is removed by the town.
Garage-sale signs fall under each municipality's sign or zoning ordinance, never a county rule. On private property with the owner's consent, a temporary sale sign is normally allowed, though many towns cap how many days it may stay up and require removal after the sale. The real trouble is placement off your land: signs stuck in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or at intersections are prohibited in most Somerset towns and are pulled by the public-works department. A sign ordinance may limit size and duration as long as the limit stays content-neutral. Enforcement runs heavier in the boroughs than in the larger townships.
Signs placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on other public property are removed without notice, and repeat offenders can draw the fines set in the municipality's sign ordinance.
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