Unincorporated Lake County has no garage-sale-specific sign rule. A garage-sale sign is a temporary residential sign under UDO 154-15-030.F.3: one freestanding or wall sign up to 8 sq ft per residential lot, usable no more than twice a year, and removed within 45 days. Right-of-way and utility-pole placement is prohibited.
Under UDO No. 2560 section 154-15-030.F.3.a, lots occupied by an allowed residential use may display one temporary freestanding or wall sign up to 8 sq ft, no more than two times per year, removed within 45 days of installation. This is the category a garage-sale sign falls under. Prohibited placements (154-15-020) include signs in or obstructing the public right-of-way, signs affixed to a tree, utility pole, or traffic-control device, and signs that obstruct sightlines or traffic signals. Signs must generally be set back at least 10 ft from street rights-of-way (154-15-040.B). Incorporated municipalities in Lake County set their own garage-sale sign rules.
Improperly placed signs may be removed; ongoing sign violations follow the UDO's 15-day cure notice and citation penalties up to $2,500 (first) and $7,500 (subsequent) under IC 36-1-3-8.
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