Mobile, AL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- Fri 4pm to Mon 8am
- Max size
- 24 x 24 inches
- Max height
- 48 inches
- Trees/poles
- Never allowed
- Fine
- $25 per sign
Summary
Yard and garage sale signs in Mobile's public rights-of-way are allowed only from 4 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday, capped at 24 by 24 inches and 48 inches tall, and never on trees or poles.
Temporary signs are allowed in the city rights-of-way only between the hours of 4:00 p.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday, subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) Any temporary sign present in the rights-of-way other than at these hours, is subject to removal and disposal by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 67).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 54, Article V governs temporary signs, including yard and garage sale signs, named as an example in Sec. 54-122, placed in city rights-of-way. They may sit out only from 4:00 p.m. Friday through 8:00 a.m. Monday; any sign left out at other times is subject to removal and disposal by the city. Signs can't block sightlines, sit in a median, exceed 24 by 24 inches, or rise higher than 48 inches, and they can never be attached to a tree or utility pole.
Violations & Fines
A sign left out past 8 a.m. Monday or otherwise violating Sec. 54-123–54-125 can be removed and disposed of by the city at the owner's expense; each violating sign carries a $25 fine, and each day continues as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can I put a garage sale sign in the Mobile right-of-way?
Can I nail a yard sale sign to a utility pole?
Sources & Official References
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