Garage sale signs in Lodi are treated as temporary signs under LMC 17.34.070. They are not allowed in the public right-of-way (utility poles, parkways, traffic signs) and must be removed promptly after the sale ends.
Under LMC 17.34.070 and the content-neutral framework of Ordinance No. 1922, temporary signs — including garage sale signs — may be placed on private property with the owner's consent only. Public Works actively removes signs attached to utility poles, traffic signs, light standards, or placed in the parkway strip between sidewalk and curb because these are public right-of-way and constitute an encroachment under LMC Title 12. Signs must be removed promptly when the sale ends. Failure to remove signs after the sale can be cited under LMC 17.34, and posting in the right-of-way can be enforced under LMC Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places).
Signs in the right-of-way are removed and may be disposed of by Public Works without notice. Repeat violations or signs left up well past an event can be cited with administrative citations starting at $100.
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