Mission, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign limit
- One on-premises sign per property
- Max size
- 4 sq ft per side, 2 sides
- Setback
- 5 ft from front/side lot lines
- Removal
- Immediately after the sale ends
- Public fixtures
- No poles, signal boxes, or trees
Summary
Mission caps garage-sale signs at one per property, four square feet per side, and requires removal immediately after the sale ends.
All signs advertising garage sales shall be limited to one on-premises sign, with two sides only, that does not exceed four square feet on each side. In cases of double frontage lots, as defined in the zoning ordinance [Appendix A of this volume], one additional on-premises sign can be permitted on the second 'front' pursuant to the size requirements cited above. Corner lots, as defined in the zoning ordinance, shall not be considered double frontage lots.
(b) Garage sale signs shall be temporary signs in nature only. Garage sale signs shall only be displayed concurrently with an officially authorized garage sale and shall be immediately removed thereafter.
(c) The person or persons exercising ownership or leasehold rights over property on which a garage sale is held or advertised to be held shall be presumed to have placed and/or consented to said sign which identifies the person's address or location at which the garage sale is to be held.
(d) No person shall attach in any way posters, notices, or advertisements to utility poles, meter posts, utility devices, trees, landscaping features, or any other private or public improvement along any street within the city.
(e) Signs must be staked on the garage sale operator's private property (not closer than five feet to the front or side property lines) and cannot be attached to utility poles, streetlight standards or other public facilities.
(f)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Mission's sign code allows one on-premises garage-sale sign (two sides, four square feet per side, plus one extra on a double-frontage lot's second front). Signs must be temporary, displayed only while a permitted sale is running, and taken down immediately afterward. They have to be staked on the seller's own property at least five feet back from the front or side property line, not attached to utility poles, streetlight standards, trees, or other public fixtures. Churches and institutional organizations may instead post "Garage Sale" lettering on their existing ground pole sign while a permit is active.
Violations & Fines
Placing an off-premises, oversized, or leftover garage-sale sign, or attaching one to a utility pole or public fixture, is a code violation enforced under Chapter 82's sales-permit provisions; the underlying sale itself also requires a $10 permit under Sec. 82-40.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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