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Carrollton, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

On-premises signs
Max 2, displayed sale days only
Sign size
6 square feet maximum
Off-premises signs
Max 3, no poles, medians, or trees
Placement window
Noon Friday through 8 a.m. Monday only
Max penalty
$2,000 per offense, § 10.99(A)(2)(f)

Summary

Carrollton limits garage-sale signs on two fronts. City Code § 92.32 caps on-premises signs at two, no larger than six square feet, displayed only on sale days; off-premises signs are capped at three, banned from poles, medians, and trees, and can only go up from noon Friday to 8 a.m. Monday.

(A) Display of signs on-premises. No more than two signs may be located on the premises where the garage sale is to be conducted and those signs may only be displayed on the days the garage sale is in progress. (B) Size of sign. Garage sale signs shall not exceed six square feet in size. (C) Off-premises signs. No more than three signs advertising a garage sale shall be placed off the premises on which the sale is being conducted. The signs shall not be attached to any light pole, utility pole, signal pole, sign pole, or any other public property including trees thereon. Signs shall not be placed on or located upon any median of any public street, road or highway. Off-premises garage sale signs shall not be placed except from 12:00 noon Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday.

Full Breakdown

31. On the property where the sale is happening, subsection (A) allows "no more than two signs," and those signs "may only be displayed on the days the garage sale is in progress," meaning they cannot go up early to advertise a weekend sale or stay up after it ends. Subsection (B) caps the size of any garage-sale sign, on- or off-premises, at six square feet. Off the sale property, subsection (C) allows up to three signs directing traffic to the sale, but bars attaching them to "any light pole, utility pole, signal pole, sign pole, or any other public property including trees thereon," and bars placing them on any median of a public street, road, or highway.

m. Monday," so a seller cannot post directional signs on a Wednesday for a weekend sale or leave them up into the following week. 30 makes any violation of the garage-sale provisions a nuisance, an oversized sign, an extra off-premises sign, or a sign posted outside the Friday-noon-to-Monday-morning window is treated the same as an illegal extra sale. 99(A)(2)(f).

Violations & Fines

Posting more than two on-premises or three off-premises garage-sale signs, exceeding the six-square-foot size limit, attaching a sign to a utility pole or public property, or placing signs outside the noon Friday to 8 a.m. Monday window violates § 92.32 and is a Chapter 92 nuisance misdemeanor under § 92.99, with fines up to $2,000 per offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many garage sale signs can I put up in Carrollton?
Two on your own property and up to three more directing traffic from off-site, under § 92.32(A) and (C). Both categories are also capped at six square feet in size under § 92.32(B), and none of them can be posted before or left up after the sale.
Can I attach a garage sale sign to a utility pole or street median?
No. Section 92.32(C) specifically bars attaching off-premises garage-sale signs to light poles, utility poles, signal poles, sign poles, other public property, or trees on public property, and bans placing them on any median of a public street, road, or highway.
When am I allowed to put out off-premises garage sale signs?
Only from 12:00 noon on Friday through 8:00 a.m. Monday, per § 92.32(C). Posting directional signs earlier in the week, or leaving them up past Monday morning, violates the ordinance even if the sale itself was legal.

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