Coeur d'Alene, ID Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 15.50.310(A) lists the signs that need no permit, and it says each of them is still subject to the applicable regulations in Chapter 15.50. Item 6 covers a sign for a garage sale posted on the property on which the garage sale is to be held. The exemption is tied to location. A sign on the sale property needs no permit, while a directional sign on a corner or on another lot falls outside item 6 and meets the general rule that no one erects or places a Sign without a City permit unless the Sign Code exempts it (§ 15.50.120(A)). The exemption prints no size or duration figure for garage sale signs.

The placement rules in § 15.50.120 apply in full. Except as the Sign Code specifically allows, no sign goes on public property, in a public right-of-way, or in the vision triangle of an intersection, and none can obstruct a traffic control device or governmental sign. The vision triangle is measured forty feet (40') along each roadway from the intersection of the edges of two adjacent roadways. No sign can be placed on a tree, utility pole, retaining wall, or fence the sign owner does not own, or where it blocks a door, window, or fire escape.

A sign that is readily movable or not affixed to a sign structure, building, or foundation meets the definition of a Temporary Sign in § 15.50.210. The City can remove a Temporary Sign located or placed in violation of the chapter without prior notice (§ 15.50.370(D)). A removed sign is retained by the City for thirty (30) days, and an owner who claims it pays an amount equal to the City's removal costs. The property owner, the applicant, and the owner of the sign are jointly responsible for compliance (§ 15.50.120(H)).