Unincorporated Ventura County has no sign category specifically for garage or yard sale signs; they fall under the general NCZO sign rules (Article 10). Small noncommercial signs up to 2 sq ft are exempt (8110-3m) and on-site directional signs up to 4 sq ft are allowed one per entrance (8110-3f). Portable A-frame signs are prohibited and right-of-way signs restricted.
The Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance does not create a dedicated garage-sale-sign permit; garage and yard sales themselves are an exempt occasional use under NCZO Sec. 8107-1.11, but the signs advertising them are governed by the general sign provisions in Article 10. Several exemptions in Sec. 8110-3 are relevant. Sec. 8110-3m exempts noncommercial signs (it lists political and 'no trespassing' signs) not exceeding 2 square feet in area on any lot. Sec. 8110-3f exempts private traffic/directional signs not exceeding 4 square feet, with one permitted per entrance to the lot to direct traffic on the same property. Sec. 8110-3d exempts signs not visible beyond the boundaries of the lot or from any public right-of-way. Importantly, Sec. 8110-4a prohibits sandwich-board, A-frame and portable freestanding signs, and Sec. 8110-7 requires that temporary signs be removed within ten days following the event they serve. Political-sign location rules in Sec. 8110-6.8.3 also illustrate the County's broad prohibition on attaching any sign to telephone poles, lampposts, trees, fences, hydrants, curbstones, sidewalks or other structures in the public right-of-way. The practical effect: a small on-site garage-sale sign within the property is generally fine, but off-site directional garage-sale signs staked in the public right-of-way or on utility poles are not authorized and may be removed by the County.
Placing garage-sale signs in the public right-of-way, attaching them to utility poles, trees, fences or street furniture, using prohibited A-frame/portable signs, or leaving temporary signs up more than ten days after the sale can result in removal by the County and code enforcement under Article 10.
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