A garage-sale sign on your own lawn is fine in Harford County under the county's temporary-sign rules. But a sign staked in a state highway right-of-way, on a utility pole, or at an intersection is removed and destroyed under Maryland Transportation 8-605.
Harford County handles yard-sale signs as temporary signs under zoning section 267-33, which allows a temporary sign on private property within neutral limits on size, height, setback, and duration. On your own lawn with consent, a sale sign is normally allowed for the run of the sale. The problem is placement off your property. Maryland Transportation 8-605 prohibits any sign in a state highway right-of-way without State Highway Administration authorization, and the State Highway Administration lists yard-sale signs among those pulled from the right-of-way. A sign in that strip, on a utility pole, or at a state-road intersection can be removed and destroyed without any hearing, and repeat placement of commercial signs can draw civil penalties.
A garage-sale sign in a state highway right-of-way or on a utility pole is removed and destroyed by the SHA, a law enforcement officer, or the county, without legal proceedings. Commercial-sign violators may also owe civil penalties.
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