Chico Municipal Code §19.22.020(F) limits residential garage/yard sales to two events per 12-month period, each not exceeding 3 consecutive days. Per CMC §19.74.060, one single- or double-faced sign up to 4 sq ft per face may be displayed at the sale site for the duration of the sale only. Sign height max 3 ft in setbacks/sight-distance areas, 6 ft elsewhere. Off-site directional signs in the public ROW (lamp posts, medians, traffic signs) are prohibited under §19.74.110.
Under CMC §19.22.020 (Temporary uses allowed by right), garage and yard sales in residential zones are limited to two sales in any 12-month period, each lasting no more than 3 consecutive days; sales exceeding this limit are prohibited in residential zones. For on-site signage, CMC §19.74.060 allows one single-faced or double-faced sign up to 4 square feet per face during the sale itself, limited to 3 feet in height within required setbacks or sight-distance areas (6 feet outside). The sign must be removed at the end of the sale. CMC §19.74.110 makes it unlawful to staple, tape, nail, or otherwise affix signs to street sign poles, street light poles, traffic signal poles or devices, utility poles, or trees. Off-site directional signs in the public right-of-way (typical 'Garage Sale →' arrows stapled to telephone poles) violate this provision and are routinely removed by city Public Works or Code Enforcement.
More than two garage sales in 12 months; sales exceeding 3 consecutive days; signs >4 sq ft; signs left up after the sale ends; signs nailed or taped to utility poles, street signs, traffic devices, or trees; signs placed in medians or the public ROW. Code Enforcement may remove offending signs and issue administrative citations.
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