Garage-sale signs are governed by each city's or township's zoning code, not by Licking County. On your own lawn a sale sign is generally fine; a sign staked in the public right-of-way or nailed to a utility pole gets pulled and can draw a fine.
There is no county rule and no Ohio statute on garage-sale signs; it comes down to local sign codes such as Newark's Chapter 1294 and the township zoning resolutions. On private property with the owner's permission, a temporary sale sign is normally allowed, though many codes limit its size and require prompt removal after the sale. The recurring problem is off-site placement: directional signs jammed into the public right-of-way, stapled to utility poles, or attached to traffic signs are prohibited across Newark, Heath, and Pataskala, and public-works crews pull them. Some places also require a permit for the sale. A code may cap size and duration as long as it stays content-neutral.
Signs placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on traffic signs are removed, and repeat offenders can draw the fine set in the local sign code. Signs left up after the sale must come down.
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