Frederick, MD Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 15-38(d) of the City Code regulates advertising signage for yard, garage, and basement sales as part of the same section that limits sale frequency and hours. Signs cannot obstruct, impede, or impair sight distance, and cannot otherwise create a traffic impediment or danger in any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way. on the sale's last day. The property owner, tenant, occupant, or whoever is conducting the sale bears responsibility for making sure all signage is actually removed on schedule, not just posted correctly. The ordinance also bars attaching signs to any city property, and it specifically lists street signs, poles, posts, buildings, and other structures as examples of prohibited attachment points, meaning a sign zip-tied to a stop sign post or utility pole violates the section even if the sign itself otherwise complies with the placement and timing rules.