Nicholasville, KY Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

The Nicholasville Code has no sign provision inside its yard sale article, so the rule that reaches a yard sale arrow or poster is the general sign ban in § 19-10(a). It provides that no sign shall be placed in any public rights-of-way, or be attached to any public property, street light, or utility pole. Three exceptions are printed: signs erected and maintained pursuant to and in discharge of a governmental function, signs required by any law, ordinance or governmental regulation, and signs for which consent is given by the board of commissioners. A homemade sale sign stapled to a utility pole or staked in the right-of-way fits none of the first two, so only commission consent would cover it. The section addresses public rights-of-way and public property; a sign on the seller's own lot is not what § 19-10 regulates.

The yard sale article in Chapter 17 sets the surrounding rules. Section 17-16 defines a yard sale as the sale of furniture, household equipment and other related items by a person not already engaged in a lawful licensed business for the particular site of the sale. Under § 17-17, the chief of police issues the permit to any resident of the city, with no more than two permits per person during the calendar year and no more than two permits for one site in a calendar year, at a fee of five dollars. Section 17-18 limits the duration to no longer than two consecutive days, excluding Sundays. Under § 17-19, failure to obtain the permit is a misdemeanor.