Manteca, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign permit
- Not required
- Max signs
- 4 per sale
- Max size
- 6 sq ft each
- Utility/street poles
- Signs may not attach
- Sale frequency
- Separately capped, § 17.84.050
Summary
Manteca allows up to four garage or yard sale signs, each capped at six square feet, without a Sign Permit, but the signs can't be attached to utility or street sign poles.
Garage, yard, estate, and other home-based sale signs advertising the one-day sale of items from a garage, yard, estate, or other home-based sale. A maximum of four signs, each a maximum of six square feet, may be allowed. Such signs shall not be affixed to any utility pole or street sign pole.
5. Real estate signs are allowed on private property out of any required clear visibility triangle, with the following limitations:
a. For single-family residential property, one sign with a maximum sign area of 10 square feet (each side) and a maximum height of five feet, unless placed in a window, and shall be unlighted.
b. For multi-family and commercial property, one on-site sign per street frontage. The sign may be attached flat against the building or freestanding to a maximum height of six feet. The sign shall not project above the eave line or top of the parapet of the building and shall be unlighted. For unimproved acreage, one real estate sign shall be permitted per street frontage.
c. Removal. All real estate signs must be removed not later than 15 days after the close of the transaction proposed by the sign.
6. On-Site Directional Signs. Exit, entrance, or other on-site traffic directional signs are permitted. The maximum height of any directional sign shall be 36 inches, and the maximum size shall be 12 square feet. No advertising or message other than for traffic direction shall be displayed.
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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Under Manteca Municipal Code § 17.54.040(B)(4), garage, yard, estate, and other home-based sale signs are exempt from the City's Sign Permit process. Up to four signs are allowed per sale, each no larger than six square feet, and none may be affixed to a utility pole or street sign pole. The exemption covers only signs advertising the sale: the separate limit on how often a homeowner may hold a garage sale in the first place sits in § 17.84.050(A) of the Zoning Code.
Violations & Fines
Posting more than four garage-sale signs, oversized signs, or signs zip-tied to a utility or street sign pole is a sign-code violation Code Enforcement can order removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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