Escondido, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

The sign limits sit inside Escondido's broader garage-sale rules in Chapter 16, Article 2, Division 7. , for no more than three consecutive days at one site, and a single-family residence or mobile-home lot may host no more than four sales a calendar year under § 16-116. Section 16-119 then regulates the advertising: a resident may post exactly one on-site garage-sale sign and up to three off-site signs, and every off-site sign must show the address and date(s) of the sale. On-site signs are capped at four square feet and five feet of height; off-site signs are capped at two square feet with the same five-foot height limit.

the day after it ends. Off-site signs may only be placed on private property with the owner's permission, and no sign may block the sight-distance triangle at an intersection or driveway under § 33-1391(65) of the Zoning Code. Section 16-119(f) separately bars posting any garage-sale sign in the public right-of-way or on a public fixture, including utility poles, traffic signs or signals, streetlights, trees, transit signs, benches or shelters. Section 16-120 lets the business license officer, code enforcement officer, or any law enforcement officer inspect the sale site during reasonable hours to confirm compliance.

Because the sign rules live inside Chapter 16, a violation carries the chapter's general penalty at § 16-249: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of violation counted separately under § 16-251.