Beaumont, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs per sale
- 3
- Maximum size per sign
- 3 square feet
- Placement
- Private property only, not right-of-way or utility poles
- Display window
- Day of event, removed at sunset each day
- Sign permit
- Not required
- Sale license limit
- Twice per calendar year, five consecutive days
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, a garage or yard sale can use 3 signs of 3 square feet each, placed on private property and never in the public right-of-way or on utility poles. Signs go up on the day of the event and must come down at sunset each day. No sign permit is required.
B.Commercial Temporary Signs. Commercial temporary signs distinguish between on-site and off-site and are subject to the following regulations: COMMERCIAL TEMPORARY SIGNS Sign Criteria Limitation ... (4) Garage and Yard Sale Signs Sign Quantity: 3 Maximum Size: 3 square feet Placement: Placed on private property, and not in the public right-of-way or on utility poles Time Limitation: Erected on the day of the event as permitted and removed at sunset of each such day. Sign Permit Required: No
Full Breakdown
Section 17.07.080.B(4) of the Beaumont Municipal Code sets the standard for garage and yard sale signs. The quantity is 3 and the maximum size is 3 square feet. Placement is on private property only, and not in the public right-of-way or on utility poles. The time limitation is that signs are erected on the day of the event as permitted and removed at sunset of each such day, so a sign cannot be left up overnight between sale days. No sign permit is required, and Section 17.07.070.B.15 confirms these commercial temporary signs are exempt from permits.
Two other sign rules back up the placement limit. Section 17.07.070.C.11 prohibits signs, posters and advertisements attached to utility poles, and Section 17.07.090.E limits signs on the public right-of-way to noncommercial messages, so a garage sale sign staked in the parkway is an illegal sign. The sale itself is regulated by Section 5.08.110 in the business title: a license is required, sales are limited to twice per calendar year at any residential address, and each license runs no longer than five consecutive days. Estate sales after a death can be licensed to the personal representative for a reasonable length of time. Goods offered are subject to inspection by any City peace officer.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the sign chapter is a continuing violation, a nuisance and a zoning violation under Section 17.07.070.F. An illegal sign in the public right-of-way is a public nuisance: the City mails notice at least ten days before removal, or posts it on the sign, and the owner can request a Planning Commission hearing. A sign that is a traffic hazard is removed immediately and stored at the owner's expense. Fines under Section 1.16.030 run up to $100 for a first offense.
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