Perris, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign size limit
- One sign, 4 sq ft maximum
- Corner lots
- Two signs allowed, one per street
- Off-site signs
- Prohibited, including public right-of-way
- Permit required
- Finance department, Sec. 5.32.030
- Frequency cap
- 3 sales per year at same address
- Sale hours
- 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fri-Sun
- First-offense fine
- $100, up to $500 for repeats
Summary
Perris caps yard and garage sale advertising to one sign of four square feet or less at the sale address, two signs on corner lots facing each direction, and bars any sign off the seller's own property or in the public right-of-way, under Perris Municipal Code Section 5.32.080, part of the city's Chapter 5.32 yard-sale permit ordinance.
No advertising signs shall be permitted off the subject property or in the public right-of-way. One sign not exceeding four square feet in size may be displayed at the yard sale location. For residences located on a street corner, two signs, facing each direction, are allowed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
040). 060); the city also opens one no-permit citywide sale weekend each year, the Friday through Sunday before Perris Community Clean-Up Day in mid-May. 070). 080 then governs advertising specifically: no sign may be placed off the seller's own property or in the public right-of-way, only one sign of four square feet or smaller is allowed at the sale location, and corner-lot residences may put up two signs, one facing each street. 090 requires the sale goods to stay arranged so fire, police, health and code enforcement staff can inspect at any time, and bars displaying or storing merchandise on adjoining public sidewalks, streets or rights-of-way.
Violations & Fines
City code enforcement, along with fire, police and health officials with cause, may enforce Chapter 5.32 (Section 5.32.100). Any violation, including an oversized or off-site sign, is an infraction under Perris Municipal Code Section 5.32.110, punishable by a fine of up to $100.00 for a first conviction, $200.00 for a second within one year and $500.00 for a third or later conviction within a year, with each day a separate offense; the sale permit itself can also be suspended or revoked for a violation (Section 5.32.120).
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