Fort Wayne, IN Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place, fix, maintain, post or attach or allow to be erected, placed, fixed, maintained, posted or attached any sign, on any public land as defined in § 99.024, as well as structures on public land including, but not limited to, traffic signals, traffic control boxes, traffic signs, utility poles, public shelters, benches, waste cans, monuments, trees, or other similar structures and surfaces. (Ord. G-20-07, passed 9-11-07) § 99.026 REMOVAL AND DISPOSITION OF ILLEGAL SIGNS.

(A)   Any sign placed on public land is in violation under this section. The Director of Public Safety and his/her designees, including law enforcement officers, the Fire Marshal and his/her staff, city right-of-way personnel and all authorized individuals may remove the illegal signage. Notice of such removal and destruction of illegal signage is not required to be given to the person of the illegally placed signage prior to its removal or the disposition or destruction under this section.

(B)   Exemptions. The following are exempt from the provisions of this section:

(1)   Signs authorized through any federal or state statute;

(2)   Signs on otherwise public land placed by persons with authority to do so under encroachment agreements, waivers, or licenses authorized through the city’s Department of Public Works. (Ord. G-20-07, passed 9-11-07) **** EXCAVATIONS; OPENING OR TUNNELING ****