Maui County, HI Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Maui County Code § 19.39.110(F)
- Default rule
- No displays/structures in required yards
- Exception
- Temporary yard and garage sale displays
- Applies in
- Wailuku Redevelopment Area only
- Max civil fine
- $1,000 per day (§19.530.030)
Summary
Inside Maui County's Wailuku Redevelopment Area, the zoning code bars merchandising displays and structures from sitting in any required front, side, or rear yard. Section 19.39.110 lists a short set of exceptions, and item F carves out one for temporary yard and garage sale displays, letting a resident put sale items and signage in the yard setback only for the duration of the sale.
Activities and structures in yards. No business, merchandising displays, uses, structures, umbrellas, or discarded appliances or machinery, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or similar items, are allowed to be located or conducted within any required yard except for the following: ... F.Displays of a temporary nature for yard and garage sales.
Full Breakdown
110 sets the default rule for the Wailuku Redevelopment Area: no business, merchandising display, use, structure, umbrella, or discarded appliance or machine such as a car or refrigerator can be located or conducted inside any required yard. That yard setback rule exists to keep the space between a building and the property line open, but the section then lists six carve-outs. " That wording covers the sale tables, racks, and accompanying signage a resident sets out in the yard, provided the display is temporary and tied to an actual sale rather than a permanent fixture.
13, which regulates business signage by size, permit, and district and does not list garage or yard sales among its authorized sign types. 100(C), which carries its own list of exceptions, such as temporary or portable structures, and does not name garage sales.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the WRA yard restrictions in § 19.39.110 fall under the general zoning enforcement process in Maui County Code § 19.530.030. The Planning Director can issue a notice of violation and order requiring removal of an unauthorized yard display or structure, along with a civil fine of up to $1,000, rising to $1,000 for each day the violation continues, appealable to the Board of Variances and Appeals within thirty days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put garage sale signs and tables in my front yard in Wailuku?
Does the county's sign code separately authorize garage sale signs?
Does this exemption apply outside Wailuku?
Sources & Official References
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