Yuba County, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Unincorporated Yuba County does not regulate garage-sale signs as a distinct category in its sign code (Chapter 11.27). The closest applicable exemption is Section 11.27.030(T) (Small Signs): 'All businesses and residences may display up to two signs, each no larger than 6 square feet in area and no higher than five feet,' which covers free-speech, political, religious, and similar incidental residential signage. Temporary off-site directional signs are addressed only for open houses (Section 11.27.030(S)(2)), which allows up to three off-site signs not exceeding four square feet or three feet in height; the open-house rule does not by its terms cover garage sales. Real estate and other signs may not be placed in the public right-of-way. The garage sale itself is regulated as a temporary use under Section 11.32 (Temporary Uses / Garage Sales): 'Garage sales are allowed by right, and require no Zoning Clearance' provided they are conducted by a resident of the premises, the goods are limited to personal property not acquired for resale, 'no more than four garage sales shall be conducted on a site in any calendar year,' 'no single sale event shall be conducted for longer than three consecutive days,' and they occur during daylight hours. Sales exceeding these thresholds are treated as temporary sales events requiring a permit.