Leander's Sign Ordinance lists garage sale signs as exempt from a sign permit (Section 3.08.009). The exemption sets no specific size or duration for them, but they must still meet the article's general rules — most importantly, no signs in the public right-of-way or attached to utility poles, traffic signs, trees, or other public structures.
The City of Leander Sign Ordinance (Code Chapter 3, Article 3.08) addresses garage sale signs in Section 3.08.009 (Exempt Signs), which lists 'Garage sale signs' among the categories that are 'exempt from obtaining a sign permit provided that standards of this article shall be met.' That means a homeowner does not need a permit to put up a garage sale sign, but the sign is not exempt from the rest of the ordinance. The most significant general restrictions come from Section 3.08.010 (Prohibited Signs and Activities): no sign may be located within, on, or projecting over a property line bordering a public street, alley, sidewalk, or other right-of-way except as specifically allowed; and no sign may be 'attached to any public utility pole or structure, streetlight, tree, fence, fire hydrant, bridge, curb, sidewalk, park bench, or other location on public property.' Signs may not obstruct the view of traffic-control devices, sit within a sight triangle, or resemble traffic-control signs. Because the exemption is from the permit requirement only, garage sale signs should be kept on private property with the owner's consent. The city's permits division may remove temporary or portable signs erected on public property. Owners should keep signs out of the right-of-way and remove them promptly after the sale.
Placing garage sale signs in the public right-of-way, attaching them to utility poles, streetlights, traffic signs, trees, or fences on public property, or positioning them in a sight triangle or where they obstruct traffic-control devices can result in the signs being removed by the city.
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