Amador County, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Amador County addresses garage sale signage in its sign chapter, Zoning Code Chapter 19.32. Section 19.32.010(L)(2) specifically provides that private yard and garage sale signs 'shall not be erected more than twenty-four hours before the event and shall be totally removed within twenty-four hours after the event.' This tight window keeps temporary sale signs from becoming long-term clutter along county roads. The general sign provisions in Section 19.32.010(A) also apply: signs must observe the building setback regulations for the property where they are located; may be no higher than the highest point of the building's roofline or 30 feet, whichever is lower (or 20 feet where there is no building); may not be affixed to telephone poles, public signs, or other advertising structures; and must be in harmony with the surrounding area and not create a traffic hazard. Signs that do not comply may be removed by the county. The garage sale sign rule sits alongside the community-event sign rule in Section 19.32.010(L)(1), which allows larger nonprofit annual-event signs (up to 32 square feet, maximum six signs) with an over-the-counter permit, but ordinary household yard and garage sale signs are simply subject to the 24-hour-before and 24-hour-after timing limits. Homeowners should place signs on their own or a consenting owner's property and avoid the public right-of-way and utility poles.