Garage sales in Hawthorne require a permit under Municipal Code Chapter 5.46, and signage is limited. The permit runs for two consecutive days, and only two permits may be issued to an individual or address per calendar year. One garage sale sign is allowed, limited to six square feet and located only on the premises where the sale occurs.
Hawthorne regulates garage and lawn sales under Chapter 5.46 and the on-premises sign rules in Chapter 17.35. A garage sale permit 'is in force for a period of two consecutive days,' and 'only two such permits may be issued to an individual and/or address during any calendar year.' A copy of the permit must be displayed at the sale. For signage, the on-premises sign rules provide that 'one garage sale sign is permitted, provided that the sign shall be limited to six square feet in area and located only on the premises upon which the sale is occurring.' Related sale-advertising provisions limit signs on private property to one double-face sign of no more than five square feet per face displayed at the sale site while the permit is in force. Because the sign must be on the premises of the sale, off-site directional garage-sale signs posted on utility poles, parkways, or other public property are not authorized and are subject to removal. Sellers should obtain the permit from Hawthorne Licensing & Cashiering before advertising the sale.
Holding a garage sale without a permit, exceeding two sales per year, posting more than the allowed on-premises sign, or placing garage-sale signs off the sale premises (on poles, parkways, or other public property) violates Chapters 5.46 and 17.35 and is subject to removal of signs and code enforcement action.
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