Mahwah does not require a permit for residential garage sales but limits sign placement to the property hosting the sale, banning signs on trees, rocks, fences, or at intersections.
Mahwah Township does not require a separate permit to hold a residential garage or yard sale. However, signage rules under the township's sign regulations apply. Sale signs may only be displayed on the property where the sale is being conducted. Posting signs on public property, trees, rocks, fences, utility poles, or at intersections directing traffic to the sale address is prohibited. Off-premise directional signs are subject to removal by code enforcement, and homeowners are responsible for taking down on-site signs immediately after the sale ends.
Off-premise garage sale signs are removed by the township. Repeated violations may result in summonses under Chapter 24 sign provisions.
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