Chula Vista, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

050 flatly states that no signs advertising garage sales are allowed in the City: with one narrow exception. A homeowner may post a single unlighted sign, capped at six square feet in area, and it must be located on the premises where the sale is actually happening; off-site directional signs on other properties, street medians, or utility poles fall outside that exception and are unlawful. The sign is also time-limited: it must be temporary in nature, may be displayed no more than one week before the sale begins, and has to be removed within two days after the sale ends.

030), so a resident holding a lawfully licensed sale still commits a separate violation if the accompanying sign exceeds the size limit, is lit, is posted more than a week early, is left up more than two days after the sale closes, or if a second sign is added anywhere on or off the property. 32 treats garage sale advertising as a distinct regulatory subject from the sale license itself, code enforcement can cite the sign violation independent of whether the sale itself was properly licensed.