Winnebago County, WI Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required?
- No
- Posting window
- 2 days before the sale
- Removal deadline
- 1 day after sale ends
- Number allowed
- One per premise
- Illumination
- Not permitted
Summary
Winnebago County allows one yard sale sign per property without a permit, but it can only go up 2 days before the sale starts and must come down within a day after it ends.
Yard sale sign — A temporary on-premise sign that announces a yard sale as may be authorized by this chapter... No more than 2 days prior to the event and no more than one day after the last day of the event... One per premise... Static display.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 23's Table 12-1 treats a yard sale sign as a temporary, no-permit sign: one is allowed per premise, it may not be illuminated, and it must display statically. The sign can be posted no more than 2 days before the sale begins and must be removed no later than one day after the sale's last day. This is separate from § 23.8-520, which caps the yard sale event itself at 3 consecutive days with at least 60 days before the next one, the sign timing and the event timing are two different rules in the same chapter.
Violations & Fines
A yard sale sign left up outside its 2-day-before/1-day-after window, or more than one per premise, violates Ch. 23 and is subject to the chapter's forfeiture, $200 to $300 plus court costs per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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