Berks County sets no garage-sale-sign rule. Temporary-sign limits are municipal. Countywide, PennDOT bars signs from the highway right-of-way, so yard-sale signs may not be planted along state roads, on utility poles, or on public property.
Directional and yard-sale signs are "temporary signs" regulated by each municipality's zoning ordinance under the PA Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. §10101 et seq.), not by Berks County. Common municipal rules cap size, limit display to the days around the sale, require removal promptly after, and bar placement in the right-of-way or on utility poles. Pennsylvania's Outdoor Advertising Control Act and PennDOT rules prohibit signs in the state highway right-of-way; municipalities can direct code enforcement to remove non-compliant temporary signs. Check your borough or township for exact size, duration, and placement limits before posting.
Yard-sale signs in the right-of-way, on poles, or exceeding local limits can be removed by the municipality or PennDOT and may draw a fine under the local sign ordinance.
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