Temporary garage-sale signs are generally fine on your own property. Unincorporated Kanawha County barely regulates them; cities apply their zoning sign codes. Directional signs staked in a public right-of-way or on utility poles are prohibited and get removed.
A sign advertising a yard or garage sale on your own property draws little scrutiny in Kanawha County. The unincorporated county has no detailed sign ordinance, while Charleston and the other cities regulate temporary signs through their zoning sign codes, with size caps and a requirement to remove signs after the sale. The recurring problem is off-premise directional signs: staking them in a public road right-of-way, on utility poles, or on traffic signs is prohibited, and city or West Virginia Division of Highways crews remove them. Along state highways, WV's outdoor advertising rules add limits. Keep directional signs on private land with the owner's permission.
Signs placed in the road right-of-way or on utility poles are removed by the city or the Division of Highways. Signs left up long after the sale are treated as abandoned and taken down.
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