The Zoning Ordinance has no garage-sale sign category; such signs would be temporary signs (max 48 sq ft, 30-day display) and cannot sit within 10 feet of a lot line or in the public right-of-way. Garage sales themselves need a county permit and are capped at two per year.
St. Clair County limits "Garage/yard sales... to no more than two (2) per calendar year. A permit shall be required prior to holding such yard sales" (Sec. 40-5-7). Signs advertising a sale are not separately defined; they fall under "Temporary Sign" rules in Article VII—up to 48 sq ft and no more than 30 days on display. General sign regulations (Sec. 40-7-2) prohibit any sign within 10 feet of a lot line or placed "within or above a public right-of-way, public easement, or publicly owned land," so signs cannot be posted on utility poles or road shoulders. These county rules apply to unincorporated areas; cities regulate their own signs.
Signs in the right-of-way or beyond size/time limits can be removed by the county; holding a permit-less sale violates Sec. 40-5-7 with penalties.
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