Colonie, NY Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 190-50G regulates garage-sale signage as part of the Town's garage sale standards, distinct from the general commercial sign article. The rule allows exactly one sign on the property hosting the sale and up to four additional off-premises signs elsewhere in town. 5 square feet, small enough that it functions as a directional marker rather than advertising signage. Timing is just as specific: the code allows signage to be displayed two days prior to the sale and to remain up until the sale is over, but requires that all signage be removed immediately after the sale, so a Friday-through-Sunday sale can post signs starting Wednesday and must pull them the moment the sale ends.

The Town's sign definitions elsewhere in the Code separately recognize this category as a 'Sign, Private Sale,' defined as 'a temporary sign advertising the sale of personal property at house sales, garage sales, rummage sales and the like,' confirming garage-sale signs are treated as their own temporary-sign class rather than folded into real estate or political sign rules. Enforcement of § 190-50 sits with the Building Department under § 190-54B, the same office that administers Christmas tree sales, adult use and home occupation standards and that has authority to make necessary inspections, including checking that off-premises signs did not exceed four in number or linger past the sale's end.