Gilbert, AZ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign Limit
- Maximum 3 temporary signs per sale
- Private Property
- Permitted on own property
- Right-of-Way
- Prohibited in public ROW
- Removal
- Must remove after sale ends
- Code
- Content-neutral after Reed v. Gilbert
Summary
Gilbert allows up to three temporary signs for garage/carport/yard sales. Signs may be placed on private property but not in the public right-of-way or on utility poles. Signs must be removed promptly after the sale. The town's sign code was revised following the Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court decision to ensure content-neutral regulation.
Carport sales. Carport sales include garage and yard sales. [...] (6) No more than three off-site temporary signs may be used. Signs may only be used during the hours that the carport sale is being conducted. Signs shall only be placed on private property and shall not be placed on any street or fixed structures such as light poles, traffic signs or signals. Placement criteria and all other applicable sign code restrictions shall apply. The owner is responsible for removal of signs at the end of the sale. [...] See the Land Development Code Section 4.402, specifically, subsection D (Signs not requiring a permit), F (Flagpoles), J (Ideological signs), K (Garage sale Signs) and, most importantly, subsection R (Prohibited signs). The answer to the above question is 'No.' Signs are not allowed to be placed on road signs, traffic light and other poles, on landscape area or trees, etc. Nearly all these types of signs you see at the side of the road are illegal, including people carrying signs (sign walkers – which are prohibited portable signs).
Full Breakdown
Gilbert permits temporary signs advertising garage and yard sales with specific regulations. Signs must not be attached to utility poles, traffic signs, or public property. Placement in the public right-of-way varies by jurisdiction: some allow it temporarily, others prohibit it. Some cities require a garage sale permit which may include sign allowances. Wire-frame yard signs are the most common format.
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