Unincorporated Imperial County's sign code (Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 1) has no provision specifically naming garage-sale or yard-sale signs. Such temporary off-premise signs are not among the listed permitted or exempt signs, and any sign not authorized by the chapter is prohibited under Section 90401.14.G, with deviations requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
Imperial County's sign regulations in Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 1 enumerate specific sign types (monument, pole, building-attached, off-site advertising, temporary real estate, temporary subdivision, temporary construction, temporary campaign, agricultural, and institutional signs) but contain no category specifically for garage-sale, yard-sale, or estate-sale signs. The exempt-signs list in Section 90401.13 (which covers items such as residential name and address signs up to three square feet, public notices, and warning signs) does not include garage-sale signs. Section 90401.14.G prohibits 'any advertising device attached to a building, fence, pole or structure or vehicle, on display not specifically authorized by this Chapter,' meaning a temporary garage-sale sign that is not otherwise authorized is technically not permitted, and signs placed in the public road right-of-way are barred under the general sign-placement rules. Section 90401.15.G provides that any deviation from the sign code requires a Conditional Use Permit. In practice, small on-premise residential signs may fall under exempt categories, but residents should not place off-premise garage-sale signs on utility poles, fences, or within road rights-of-way. Because the county code is silent on garage-sale signs specifically, residents in unincorporated areas should confirm current practice with Imperial County Planning & Development Services before posting directional sale signs.
Posting garage-sale or directional signs on utility poles, public structures, or within the road right-of-way is not authorized by the sign chapter and falls under the Section 90401.14.G prohibition on non-authorized advertising devices. Such signs are subject to removal and code enforcement; any sanctioned deviation would require a Conditional Use Permit under Section 90401.15.G.
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