Decatur, GA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

R permits weekend directional signs, which by definition include yard or garage sale signs, in all zoning districts subject to detailed limits. Each sign is capped at 4 square feet of area and 3 feet in height, with one face allowed on each side, and must be mounted on an independent post or pole rather than affixed to a tree, utility pole, bridge, curb, bench, or any other sign or public fixture. Signs must be made of metal, plastic, laminated cardboard or another durable waterproof material; paper signs are barred outright.

Each sign must carry, in weatherproof ink at least half an inch tall, the name of the owner or other responsible party who will remove it, and that person must send the city a letter with their name, address and phone number. No more than 2 signs are allowed per intersection for a given sale or event, and every sign must sit within 30 feet of the point where the intersecting curbs meet. Signs may stand in the public right-of-way but no closer than 1 foot to any curb, and none may be placed on the street frontage of a school, college or place of worship. m. m. Sunday, matching the definition of "weekend directional sign" carried in the UDO's definitions article.