Garage-sale signs fall under each city's sign code, not a county rule. On your own lawn a sale sign is generally fine, but a sign staked in the public right-of-way or on a utility pole gets removed.
Nebraska has no statute on garage-sale signs, so Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, and Gretna each handle them through local sign codes. On private property with the owner's permission, a temporary sale sign is normally allowed, though cities cap how long it may stay up and require prompt removal after the sale. The recurring problem is off-site placement: directional signs stuck in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, at intersections, or on traffic signs are prohibited across Sarpy County and are pulled by public works. Any size or duration limit a city sets must stay content-neutral to survive Reed v. Town of Gilbert. Sarpy County sets no sign rule for property inside a city.
Signs placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on traffic control devices are removed without notice, and repeat offenders can draw the fines set in the city's sign code.
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