Lee's Summit treats garage-sale signs as temporary signs. Stake signs are limited to 3 square feet each and 12 square feet total per property, must sit on private property with permission, and cannot go in the right-of-way, on utility poles, or on public property.
Yard- and garage-sale signs follow the temporary-sign rules in Unified Development Ordinance Article 9, the same standards that cover political and event signs. Residential stake signs may total 12 square feet, with each sign capped at 3 square feet, and no permit is required. Signs must be placed on private property with the owner's consent, set back roughly 11 feet from the curb and 5 feet from side property lines. They cannot be attached to utility poles, fences, or traffic signs, or placed in the public right-of-way. Off-premises directional signs in the right-of-way are prohibited, so signs pointing drivers to your sale must stay on private lots.
Garage-sale signs stapled to utility poles or planted in the right-of-way are removed by the city and can draw a fine. Signs left up after the sale become code violations subject to municipal-court penalties.
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