Murrieta, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Murrieta's sign regulations in Municipal Code Title 16.48 treat garage-sale signs as a type of temporary residential sign. The city permits a small number of directional signs, typically up to four square feet each, posted on private property with the owner's permission during an active sale. Signs may not be affixed to utility poles, streetlights, traffic control signs, mailboxes, street trees, or landscape medians because state Vehicle Code section 21465 and local right-of-way rules prohibit private postings on public fixtures. Common enforcement practice is to remove offending signs and issue a warning for first-time violators, with administrative citations for repeat offenders. Signs must be removed within 24 hours of the sale ending. Many HOA communities add stricter rules, sometimes limiting signs to the seller's own yard or to a designated community bulletin location. Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015) makes content-based sign rules constitutionally sensitive, so Murrieta's rules focus on time, size, and location rather than message.