Tippecanoe County, IN Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Unified Zoning Ordinance § 5-6-2(e) governs cleanup after a garage sale and directly covers posted signage: 'All outdoor evidence indicating that a garage sale has been conducted shall be removed within 3 hours of the closing time indicated on the permit. ' The rule ties the removal deadline to the closing time written on the sale permit required under § 5-6-2(c) for premises in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Dayton, Battle Ground and Clarks Hill, where the permit must specify the address, dates and times of the sale and be displayed prominently during the event.

Because § 5-6-2(a) caps garage sales at 2 per calendar year per premises and § 5-6-2(b) caps each sale at 3 consecutive days during daylight hours only, the sign-removal window closes out a narrow, defined event window rather than allowing signage to linger indefinitely between the county's limited allowed sale dates. The provision does not carve out an exception for off-site directional signs posted at intersections or on neighboring properties; the operative text reaches 'all outdoor evidence' of the sale, which by its terms includes posted notices wherever they were placed to advertise it.