Palm Springs, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs allowed
- One sign per sale
- Max size
- 5 square feet
- Max height
- 4 feet above ground
- Placement
- On sale property only, single-faced
- Off-premises signs
- Prohibited
- Display window
- Only on permitted sale days
Summary
Palm Springs caps garage-sale signage at one sign, no bigger than five square feet, and it must sit on the property where the sale is happening. The sign can stand no higher than four feet, must be single-faced, and can only go up on the actual days the sale is permitted to run.
One sign not to exceed five square feet advertising the sale shall be authorized subject to the following provisions: (1) Sign must be located on property where sale is being conducted; (2) Top of sign shall not exceed four feet from ground level; (3) Sign shall be single-faced; (4) Off-premises signs shall be prohibited; (5) Sign shall be displayed only on permitted days of sale.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
050 of the Garage, Patio and Yard Sales chapter authorizes exactly one advertising sign per sale, capped at five square feet, subject to five conditions. The sign must be located on the property where the sale is being conducted, so off-premises advertising signs, the kind staked at a nearby intersection to direct traffic, are expressly prohibited under subsection (4). The top of the sign cannot exceed four feet above ground level, and the sign must be single-faced rather than an A-frame or double-sided board. 020: the sign can be displayed only on the days the sale itself is authorized to run, meaning it must go up no earlier than the permitted sale date and come down once the sale window closes. 58 violation, separate from any sign-code violation for improperly sized or placed advertising elsewhere in the city. 060.
Violations & Fines
Posting an oversized sign, a second sign, an off-premises directional sign, or leaving a garage-sale sign up outside the permitted sale days violates Section 5.58.050 and is an infraction under Section 5.58.060. The citywide infraction fine schedule in Section 1.01.155 applies: up to $100 for a first offense, up to $200 for a repeat violation within a year, and up to $500 for each additional violation within that year.
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