Franklin, TN Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign category
- No garage-sale-specific sign type
- Governing rule
- General Temporary Sign standard
- Size limit
- 6 sq ft on residential lots
- Display limit
- 3 months per 12-month period
Summary
Franklin has no sign type dedicated to garage sales: signage for a sale falls under the general temporary-sign rule: max two per lot, six square feet on residential lots, and a three-month yearly limit.
A sign intended for temporary use other than temporary construction site signs and campaign signs... Maximum of two signs per lot... May have up to two sides, with a maximum of 32 square feet per side. On residential lots, the size is further limited to a maximum of six square feet per side... Not to exceed three months out of every 12-month period.
Full Breakdown
Franklin's zoning ordinance doesn't create a separate sign type for garage or yard sales; any sign advertising one falls under the ordinance's catch-all Temporary Sign standard, which covers everything besides construction-site and campaign signs. That standard limits a lot to two temporary signs, restricts residential signage to six square feet per side, requires at least a minimum setback from the property line, bars illumination, and caps total display time at three months out of every twelve. A garage-sale sign left up beyond that window, or oversized for a residential lot, would violate § 15.18.
Violations & Fines
A garage-sale sign that's oversized, illuminated, left up past three months, or exceeds the two-sign-per-lot cap violates § 15.18 and is a misdemeanor under § 22.5's general penalty clause.
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