San Bernardino County, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- No signs on
- utility poles, streetlights, traffic signs
- Posting window
- 1 day before to 1 day after sale
- Right-of-way signs
- prohibited
- Max sales
- 4/year single-family, 2/unit multi-family
Summary
Garage sale signs can't go on utility poles, streetlights, or traffic signs, and can only go up one day before the sale and must come down one day after it ends.
(g) Signs. Garage sale advertising signs shall not be posted on telephone poles, streetlights, traffic signs, or any other structure or location within the public right-of-way. Garage sale signs may not be posted earlier than one day before the first day of the garage sale nor more than one day after the last date of the garage sale.
Full Breakdown
San Bernardino County Code § 84.10.030(g) bars posting garage sale advertising signs on telephone poles, streetlights, traffic signs, or any other structure or location within the public right-of-way. Signs may not go up earlier than one day before the first sale day and must come down within one day after the last day. The same section caps sales at four per year for single-family homes (two per unit for multi-family), three consecutive days each, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., residents-only, and bans right-of-way sale activity itself. This governs the unincorporated county only. San Bernardino, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, and the other 20 incorporated cities set their own rules.
Violations & Fines
Code Enforcement can order noncompliant signs removed; violations of the Development Code are processed as county code enforcement matters and can carry civil penalties for continued noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put a garage sale sign on a stop sign or streetlight pole in unincorporated San Bernardino County?
How early can I put up my garage sale sign?
Sources & Official References
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