Hawthorne, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

060 for sales in commercial and industrial zones. Subsection (A) bans any sign or advertising device used in connection with the sale from being placed on or in any public right-of-way, with no exceptions. Subsection (B) then allows exactly one double-face sign on private property at the site of the sale, capped at five square feet per face (roughly 24 inches by 30 inches), and only during the period the garage sale permit is in force; once the two-day permit expires, the sign must come down along with the sale.

Subsection (C) separately requires a copy of the garage sale permit itself to be displayed at the sale site, so code enforcement can verify on the spot that the sale and its signage are authorized. Subsection (D) requires the serial numbers of items that normally carry them, such as typewriters, business machines, radios, televisions, record players and appliances, to be submitted in writing to the chief of police before the permit application is approved, a theft-deterrence measure tied to the same permit that authorizes the sign. 030 permit, or displayed in the right-of-way, or exceeding the five-square-foot single-sign allowance, is out of compliance even if the sale itself is legitimate.