Norwalk, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs allowed
- One per sale
- Max size
- 6 square feet
- Max sides
- Two
- Location
- Applicant's own premises only
- Violation
- Infraction per day, § 1.16.010 fine
Summary
Norwalk permits exactly one sign per yard sale, capped at six square feet and no more than two sides. Municipal Code Section 17.02.201(G) ties that sign to the sale permit itself and confines it to the applicant's own premises during the sale.
Maximum Number of Signs Permitted. One sign, not exceeding a total of six square feet in area, may be used on the applicant's premises during the period of sale. The sign shall not have more than two sides.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4609620; v5 updated 2025-12-16).
Full Breakdown
201 requires a yard sale or community yard sale permit from the Director of Community Development before any sale is held, and subsection (B)(3) requires the permit itself to be posted in a location clearly visible from the public street or right-of-way during each day and hour the sale operates. Subsection (G) then sets the sign allowance: one sign, not exceeding a total of six square feet in area, may be used on the applicant's premises during the period of sale, and the sign shall not have more than two sides.
That is the entire signage allowance: no additional directional signs off the property, no larger placards, and no signage once the sale period under subsection (F) ends, since a yard sale or community yard sale cannot run more than two consecutive calendar days. 010. The Director can also revoke the permit outright under subsection (I) for misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining it, or for any violation of law connected to the sale.
Violations & Fines
Displaying more than one sign, exceeding six square feet, using a sign with more than two sides, or posting a sign off the applicant's own premises violates Section 17.02.201(G) and is a separate infraction under subsection (H) for each day it continues, at the fine set in Section 1.16.010. The Director of Community Development can also revoke the yard sale permit itself under subsection (I) for any statutory or ordinance violation connected to the sale.
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