Frederick County, VA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

A. A, and they are not counted toward the total number, type or area of signs allowed on a property. The size limit is generous for a yard-sale placard: up to 5 feet in height and 50 square feet of area, far larger than a homeowner needs for directional cardboard signs. 03, and the sign can never sit inside a public road right-of-way, which rules out planting a sign on the county-maintained shoulder along Routes 7, 50, 11 or 522. Whoever puts up the sign is personally responsible for getting the property owner's permission first, a real exposure for a seller posting on someone else's frontage or at a shared entrance.

The duration rule is the one that trips up repeat sellers: a temporary sign, garage-sale or otherwise, may stay up for up to 30 consecutive days, but only twice per calendar year, so a household running frequent weekend sales cannot leave the same sign standing indefinitely. F still apply: a damaged or poorly maintained sign has to be repaired or taken down within 30 days. Because Chapter 165 governs only the unincorporated county, a garage sale inside Stephens City, Middletown or the City of Winchester falls under that town's or city's own sign rules instead.