Garage-sale signs are temporary signs regulated by the NewZO sign standards (Sec. 9.9). Small temporary signs are addressed in Sec. 9.9.10 (signs allowed without a permit); signage in the county falls under Section 7-17 of the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance.
Signs advertising a yard, garage, or estate sale are temporary signs under the Chatham County-Savannah NewZO ordinance. Sec. 9.9.10 lists signs allowed without a permit, which is where small temporary sale signs fall, with size, number, and duration limits set by the ordinance and by street classification (Sec. 9.9.12-9.9.13). In unincorporated Chatham County, signage is administered under Section 7-17 of the Chatham County Zoning Ordinance. Common rules across the area: keep signs on private property, do not attach them to utility poles, sign posts, or trees, do not place them in the public right-of-way, and remove them promptly after the sale. Inside a city, that municipality's sign code applies. Verify specifics with the MPC or your city zoning office.
Sale signs posted in the right-of-way or on public poles may be removed by the county or city. Exceeding NewZO temporary-sign size, number, or duration limits is enforced by the zoning/code office, usually beginning with removal or a warning.
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