Madera, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sign size
- 6 square feet
- Placement
- on the sale premises only, unless owner permits off-site
- Right-of-way signs
- prohibited
- Earliest posting
- 12:00 p.m. the day before the sale
- Removal deadline
- 4:00 p.m. on the sale's last day
Summary
Madera caps garage sale signs at six square feet, posted on the sale premises, under Municipal Code § 10-3.405(K)(6). Off-premises signs need the owner's written permission, right-of-way signs are banned, and timing is tightly limited.
(6) Sign displays. A sign no larger than six square feet in area may be displayed on the premises announcing the sale during the time period allowed for such events. No sign shall be displayed at any location outside of, or off the premises without the expressed written permission of the owner. Placing signs in the public right-of-way is prohibited. No sign shall be placed any earlier than 12:00 p.m. on the day before the sale starts and shall be removed by 4:00 p.m. on the termination day of the sale.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2024 S-50: Current through Ordinance 1010 C.S., passed 6-5-24).
Full Breakdown
405(K)(6) governs signage for the garage and yard sales the city allows once a month under the same subsection. A sign advertising the sale cannot exceed six square feet in area, and it is meant to be displayed on the premises where the sale is happening during the period the sale is authorized to run. A sign placed anywhere off the sale premises requires the express written permission of the property owner where it is placed; without that permission, an off-site sign is not allowed at all. Placing a sign in the public right-of-way, meaning streets, sidewalks, parkways, and similar public property, is flatly prohibited regardless of size or duration. 405(K)(3).
Violations & Fines
Because sign displays are part of subsection (K), a violation of the sign rules carries the same penalty as any other garage sale violation under § 10-3.405(K)(7): civil remedy, criminal penalty, or administrative enforcement, with a first or second offense punished as an infraction and a third or later offense punished as a misdemeanor.
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