Leander, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 3.08.009 exempts a list of sign types, including item 15, "Garage sale signs," from having to obtain a sign permit, but the section's opening line makes clear the exemption runs only to the permit: signs are exempt "provided that standards of this article shall be met." Those remaining standards are found in §§ 3.08.010 and 3.08.011. Section 3.08.010(5) prohibits "[a]ny sign located within, on, or projecting over a property line which borders a public or private street, highway, alley, lane, parkway, avenue, road, sidewalk, or other right-of-way," and lets permits division staff remove a temporary or portable sign that's been placed on public property.

Section 3.08.010(6) separately bars attaching any sign to a public utility pole or structure, streetlight, tree, fence, fire hydrant, bridge, curb, sidewalk, or park bench. Section 3.08.010(9) bans placing a sign within a sight-visibility triangle at an intersection. On top of the placement bans, § 3.08.011(a) requires that no sign be positioned to endanger pedestrians, bicyclists or traffic by obscuring visibility, and § 3.08.011(c) sets a general sign setback of five feet from all property lines. Unlike the article's political-sign exemption, which spells out an exact display window (up to 12 hours before polling opens and removal within 24 hours after election day), the garage sale sign exemption sets no comparable duration limit; a sign left up and deteriorating can still be reached under the general maintenance and hazard-removal authority in § 3.08.011(e), which lets the building official order a sign altered or removed if it becomes a safety hazard through neglect.