Hamilton County has no countywide garage-sale-sign ordinance. Temporary-sign size, duration, and placement (including a ban on right-of-way signs) are set by your city, village, or township under ORC Chapter 519.
Garage-sale and yard-sale signs are temporary signs regulated through local zoning under ORC 519.02 in townships and through municipal codes inside cities and villages. Typical local rules limit sign size, cap how many days a sign may be displayed (often only during the sale weekend), restrict how many signs you may post, and prohibit signs stapled to utility poles or placed in the public right-of-way. There is no uniform Hamilton County standard, so confirm the allowed size, number, and posting window with your local zoning office before putting up sale signs.
Signs placed in the right-of-way or left up too long may be removed by the local authority; repeat violations can draw locally set fines.
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