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Hollywood, FL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Sign standard
Must follow Article 8 sign regulations
Prohibited locations
Public right-of-way and swale areas
Governing sections
§§ 118.02(C), 118.04(B), 118.99(B)
Enforcement
Sign may be deemed illegal, removed

Summary

Garage-sale signs in Hollywood must follow the sign standards in Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, and none may go up on public right-of-way or swale strips. The city's garage-sale code specifically warns that signs placed on public property can be deemed illegal.

(C) Signs advertising such a sale shall conform to the city's sign regulations, Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations of the city. No sign advertising such sale shall be placed on public right-of-way or swale areas. ... Garage sale signs may be deemed illegal on public property pursuant to Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations.

Full Breakdown

Hollywood folds its garage-sale sign rule into Chapter 118 rather than a stand-alone sign ordinance. 02(C), which sets the sale limits, states that signs advertising a garage, lawn, attic, yard or rummage sale must conform to the city's sign regulations under Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, and bars placing any sign advertising the sale on public right-of-way or swale areas, the grassy strip the city maintains between the sidewalk and the curb. 04(B), covering the rules for conducting a sale, repeats the identical restriction, so the same standard governs both when the sale is announced and while it is underway.

27, that covers the rest of the chapter. In practice this means a sign staked in the swale, taped to a utility pole, or nailed to a traffic sign post is treated the same as a sale that overstays its two-day limit: it is subject to removal and to citation under the chapter's civil-infraction penalty.

Violations & Fines

Posting a garage-sale sign on the public right-of-way, a swale strip, or another public property location violates § 118.02(C) and § 118.04(B), and § 118.99(B) expressly authorizes the city to treat such signs as illegal. A Code Enforcement or law enforcement officer can cite the offending sign, and conviction is a civil infraction enforced under § 36.27's citation authority.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I put a garage-sale sign in the swale in front of my house?
No. Section 118.02(C) and § 118.04(B) both bar placing a garage-sale sign on public right-of-way or swale areas, the strip the city maintains between the sidewalk and the street. The sign has to stay on private property and still meet the standards in Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations.
What happens to an illegal garage-sale sign in Hollywood?
Section 118.99(B) states that garage-sale signs may be deemed illegal on public property under Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations, meaning the city can remove it and cite the responsible party under the same civil-infraction and § 36.27 citation authority that governs the rest of Chapter 118.
Do garage-sale signs need a permit in Hollywood?
The code does not require a separate sign permit for a garage sale; instead it requires the sign to conform to the general standards of Article 8 of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations and to stay off public right-of-way and swale areas, under §§ 118.02(C) and 118.04(B).

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