Cherokee County, GA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max size
- 4 sq ft, 3 ft tall
- Time window
- Fri 3:00 p.m. to Mon 7:00 a.m.
- Limit
- 1 sign per parcel
- Permit needed
- No, exempt sign category
- Material rule
- Durable material only, no paper
- Mounting rule
- Independent pole, not trees/utility poles
Summary
Cherokee County's zoning code has no sign category labeled 'garage sale,' but its weekend-sign rule at § 11.7(8)(c) is the exempt-sign provision that covers a Friday-through-Monday yard-sale sign: one per parcel, capped at four square feet and three feet tall, and it has to come down by 7:00 a.m. Monday.
c.Weekend signs: Number: Limited to one sign per parcel of property.
Size, height & materials: Weekend signs shall not exceed four square feet and three feet in height and may be double-faced. Signs shall be mounted on an independent single or double pole device. Signs shall not be affixed in any manner to trees, natural objects, street light poles, utility poles, other signs or other sign structures. Signs shall be made of metal, plastic, laminated cardboard or some other durable and waterproof material. No sign shall be made of paper.
Time allowed: Signs shall be allowed from 3:00 p.m. on Friday to 7:00 a.m. on Monday. The responsibility to remove all signs prior to 7:00 a.m. Monday is of the sign placer.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39 | Zoning: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
7(8) of the Zoning Ordinance lists weekend signs among the temporary signs unincorporated Cherokee County allows without a permit. A weekend sign is limited to one per parcel of property, and it cannot exceed four square feet of area or three feet in height, though it may be double-faced. The sign has to be mounted on an independent single or double pole; it cannot be tied to a tree, a natural object, a street light pole, a utility pole, another sign, or another sign structure.
Material matters too: the ordinance requires metal, plastic, laminated cardboard, or another durable, waterproof material, and it specifically bars paper signs. the following Monday, and the ordinance places that removal duty squarely on whoever placed the sign. ' Like all exempt signs under Article 11, a weekend sign still has to sit at least one foot back from any public right-of-way or easement and stay out of medians, and it needs the property owner's permission if it isn't the homeowner's own yard.
Violations & Fines
A weekend sign left up past 7:00 a.m. Monday, larger than four square feet or three feet tall, made of paper, or tied to a tree or utility pole falls outside the § 11.7(8)(c) exemption and becomes an illegal sign that the planning director can order removed; Cherokee County's general sign enforcement lets the director immediately remove any illegal sign found in the public right-of-way (§ 11.8), and Zoning Ordinance § 19.1 backs that up with fines up to $1,000.00 for continued zoning violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put up a yard sale sign in unincorporated Cherokee County?
When do I have to take my weekend sign down?
Can I make my own sign out of poster board for a garage sale?
Sources & Official References
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