Pharr, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Where allowed
- Only on the sale property
- Posting window
- Up to 12 hours before sale
- Removal deadline
- Immediately after sale ends
- Poles/trees/right-of-way
- Prohibited citywide
- Permit needed
- No: exempt sign type
Summary
Pharr allows garage and yard sale signs only on the property where the sale is held, up 12 hours before the sale, and they must come down right after it ends.
Garage/yard sale signs: Garage/yard sale signs are permitted only on private property on which the garage/yard sale is being conducted. Such signs are permitted no more than 12 hours prior to a sale and must be removed immediately after such sale. No person shall attach in any way posters, notices or advertisements to utility poles, meter posts, or trees in or along any street right-of-way within the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Under the city's sign code, garage/yard sale signs are exempt from a sign permit but are tightly bounded in time and place: they may go up no more than 12 hours before the sale starts and must be removed immediately once the sale is over. Signs are permitted only on the private property where the sale is actually taking place, not on neighboring lots, medians, or vacant land. The same section bars attaching any posters, notices, or advertisements to utility poles, meter posts, or trees along a street right-of-way anywhere in the city, and a separate provision in the same article requires removal of any sign placed in the public right-of-way.
Violations & Fines
Signs left up outside the 12-hour pre-sale window, not removed after the sale, placed off the sale property, or attached to poles/trees/right-of-way are subject to code enforcement removal and the sign code's general penalty provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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