Aiken County, SC Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sign size
- 3 square feet
- Spacing requirement
- 500 feet apart minimum
- Sales per year
- 4 per residential lot
- Max sale duration
- 2 days per sale
- Enforcing office
- Planning and Development Director
Summary
Aiken County bans signs in the public right-of-way except a short list of exceptions, and yard-sale directional signs are one of them: they cannot exceed 3 square feet, must be temporary, and must sit at least 500 feet apart from each other.
No sign shall be allowed in the public right-of-way, except for the following: 1.Public signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental body;2.Informational signs of a public agency or utility;3.Church signs, in accord with state and federal law;4.Historical signs and markers in accord with state and federal law;5.Emergency signs; and/or6.Directional signs of a temporary nature not to exceed three (3) square feet in area and twenty-fours (24) hours in duration for such events as yard sales, auctions, public gatherings, etc.; provided they are located no closer than five hundred (500) feet apart.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 119).
Full Breakdown
" Those signs cannot exceed three square feet in area, must be temporary, and must be spaced no closer than 500 feet apart from one another. That means a homeowner cannot line a road with a cluster of arrow signs pointing to a sale; the county's ordinance forces sign placement to be spread out along a route rather than clustered at every intersection. 9, which separately governs the sale itself: garage, yard, tag, patio and apartment sales are permitted in every zoning district, but in residential districts they are capped at four per calendar year with a maximum duration of two days per sale.
5. 1, who is charged with notifying violators in writing and ordering removal of illegal signs. 22 sets the penalty for any Chapter 24 violation, including an unlawful right-of-way sign, at conviction as a misdemeanor with a fine set by the court, and treats each day the violation continues as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Placing a sign in the county right-of-way that does not fit one of Section 24-6.5's exceptions, or that exceeds 3 square feet, is a Chapter 24 violation under Section 24-10.22: a misdemeanor conviction with a court-set fine, and each day the sign remains up counts as a new offense. The planning and development director can also order the sign removed under Section 24-9.1.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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