Newark, NJ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

City Code § 8:24-7 governs advertising for a licensed garage sale. Signs directing customers to the sale can only be posted on the premises where the sale is held, capped at two feet by two feet, and cannot go up more than two days before the sale starts. Once the sale ends, the sign has to come down within 24 hours. Subsection b confines the actual sale activity itself to the licensed premises only, meaning the dwelling, garage or rear yard, so a seller cannot spill merchandise onto a sidewalk, neighboring lot or the street to get more visibility.

Subsection c is a flat ban on posting any garage sale sign on government property, whether that is a utility pole, a street sign post or a municipal building. The chapter cross-references Title XXIX, Streets and Sidewalks, Chapter 21 (Signs, Notices and Advertisements) for the City's broader sign code, meaning a garage sale sign that violates the general sign ordinance can be cited under both provisions. The rules sit inside the same Chapter 8:24 that requires the $10 garage sale license, so a sign violation is prosecuted the same way as any other breach of the chapter, through the Division of Tax Abatements/Special Taxes and the Municipal Court.