Paramount, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 17.44.165 of the Paramount Municipal Code, the zoning chapter on garage, estate and yard sales, was last amended by Ord. 1203 on 8/12/2025. Subsection G is the sign rule for the City of Paramount. In accordance with Article 7 of Chapter 9.04, no sign advertising a garage, estate or yard sale can be placed, attached or installed on any tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, or upon any public building or structure, or upon any building or structure located upon public property or in, over or across the public rights-of-way, or within a parkway.

The sale itself is regulated alongside the sign. A sale in a residentially zoned or legal nonconforming residential property can be conducted on two occasions every 12 months for up to two consecutive days each occasion, by a person residing on the property. Food sales are prohibited, and no one can sell new goods or goods consigned or acquired for resale. A permit from the Planning Director or designee is required before selling, with proof of residency such as a government-issued identification or current utility bill, and the permit must be posted where it is clearly visible from the public street or right-of-way during each day and hour of the sale. One additional permit can be issued in the same 12-month period for the sole purpose of an estate sale, which needs a death certificate. Religious assemblies can hold a sale not more than two occasions in a 12-month period for up to two consecutive days each occasion.

Removal and responsibility come from § 9.04.540. A sign posted in violation of the article is a public nuisance the City Manager or authorized designee can remove. The owner of the property used for a yard or garage sale, or the lessee if the property is leased, is presumed to be the person responsible for posting a sign advertising the sale. That person can rebut the presumption by declaring under penalty of perjury or swearing under oath that he or she did not cause, authorize, allow or permit the posting. Billed persons can appeal under § 9.04.540(F), and § 9.04.550 makes the City Council's decision on appeal final.