The county's Unified Zoning Code has no signs article, and no separate countywide garage-sale-sign ordinance exists. Garage-sale signs are treated as temporary signs under the Wichita-Sedgwick County Sign Code and should not be placed in public rights-of-way.
Garage sales themselves are a permitted residential accessory use under UZC Sec. III-D.7.b. However, the Unified Zoning Code contains no signs article (its articles cover zoning districts, site development standards, review procedures, decision-makers, nonconformities, and enforcement), so sign standards come from the separate Wichita-Sedgwick County Sign Code administered by MAPD. Under it, garage-sale or yard-sale signs are temporary, non-illuminated signs that may be displayed on the private property where the sale occurs; posting signs in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on traffic-control structures is generally prohibited and signs placed there may be removed. No countywide permit is issued for a routine residential garage-sale sign. Because rules differ inside each city, verify placement limits with your city or, for
Signs placed in the public right-of-way, on poles, or on traffic devices may be removed without notice, and repeat off-site posting can draw a citation under the local sign code. The county sets no fine schedule specific to garage-sale signs.
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