In Salem, garage-sale signs are temporary lawn signs: up to six square feet and 30 inches tall on private property. They cannot be attached to utility poles, trees, or fences, or installed in the public right-of-way.
Salem regulates garage-sale, yard-sale, and estate-sale signs as temporary lawn signs under Salem Revised Code Chapter 900. SRC 900.140(a) prohibits attaching temporary signs to fences, trees, shrubbery, utility poles, or like items, and 900.140(d) bars installing or projecting a temporary sign in the public right-of-way except as allowed for downtown sidewalk signs. Lawn signs on private property need no permit but are limited to six square feet and 30 inches in height. That common strip between sidewalk and curb is right-of-way, so signs staked there or stapled to a pole are subject to removal. Unincorporated Marion County and other cities set their own temporary-sign rules, so post on the seller's property, keep signs clear of sightlines, and remove them promptly
Garage-sale signs in the right-of-way or on utility poles, trees, or fences may be removed by the city. Signs over the size or height limits are enforced by Salem code enforcement, usually beginning with removal or a notice.
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