Maricopa, AZ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- No
- Off-site signs allowed per lot
- Up to 10
- Max sign size
- 6 square feet each
- Spacing rule
- One per turning movement per mile
- Display window
- 2 hrs before/after sale
Summary
Garage and yard sale signs need no permit in Maricopa, but off-site directional signs are capped at ten per lot, six square feet each, and must come down within two hours after the sale ends.
In residential zoning districts, each single-family residential lot with at least one principal structure may place up to 10 off-site temporary signs for the purpose of directing the public to a nonresidential use activity (e.g., real estate open house, garage/yard sale, estate sale). No more than one sign per turning movement within one mile from event shall be displayed. Signs shall be constructed of durable material, not exceed six square feet in area per sign and shall be maintained in good repair. 2Not applicable to flags displayed on flagpoles. 3Minimum sign setbacks are measured from back of curb or, in the event there is no curb, the edge of pavement. +------------------------------------+------------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Temporary Sign Type Nonresidential | General Criteria | A-Frame and | Banner Signs | Flying Banner | | | | T-Frame Signs | | Signs | +------------------------------------+------------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Maximum Number of Signs | 1 | 1 | 12,3 | 1 | | per Parcel1 | | | | | +------------------------------------+------------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-10, passed April 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Maricopa City Code § 18.115.040(A)(2) exempts yard, carport, and garage sale signs from the sign permit requirement, but they still answer to the rest of Chapter 18.115. A single-family lot may post up to 10 off-site directional signs pointing to a garage or yard sale, one per turning movement within a mile of the sale, each capped at six square feet and built of durable material under MCC 18.115.120, Table 18.115.120.C, footnote 1. The same table's Duration row limits display to up to two hours before the sale and two hours after it ends.
Violations & Fines
Code enforcement may remove signs that exceed the size, spacing, or duration limits, or that block sight triangles or rights-of-way; unclaimed removed signs can be disposed of after a five-day notice period under MCC 18.115.120(A)(6).
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