Lee County, FL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- None required for garage sale signs
- Earliest posting
- 24 hours before the sale
- Removal
- Within 72 hours of being erected
- Sale frequency
- Two garage or yard sales yearly
- Sale length
- Not more than one week
Summary
Lee County's sign code has a specific garage-sale category. No permit is needed as long as the sign goes up no more than 24 hours before the sale and comes down within 72 hours of the time it was erected.
Promotional signs may be erected within 45 days prior to a proposed event and must be removed within ten days after the event. Promotional signs (including the support structure) may not exceed 40 square feet in area and ten feet in height.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 7 | Land Development Code: Supplement 3 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Section 30-6(1)e lists garage sale signs among the signs not requiring a permit, on two conditions: erected not more than 24 hours prior to the sale, and removed within 72 hours of the time they were erected. A garage or yard sale itself is defined in section 34-2 as an informal sale of used household or personal articles held on the seller’s own premises, and section 34-622(c)(42) treats it as a residential accessory use limited to one week in duration and two sales per year. Signs for special events on property owned by others fall instead under section 30-151(5), which requires a permit and a bond.
Violations & Fines
A garage sale sign left up beyond 72 hours loses its exemption under section 30-6(1)e. The Building Official may summarily remove unlawful signs under section 30-8, and Land Development Code fines reach $500 per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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