Charlotte County treats garage sale signs as temporary signs under its Land Development Regulations. Small directional signs on private property with permission are generally fine, but signs stapled to utility poles or planted in the public right-of-way are prohibited and get removed.
Garage and yard sale signs fall under the temporary-sign provisions of Charlotte County's Land Development Regulations. Keep directional signs small, on private property, and only with the owner's permission. The common mistakes, stapling signs to utility poles, taping them to stop signs, or spiking them into the county right-of-way, are prohibited and county crews pull them down. Put signs up close to the sale, not days ahead, and take every one down promptly afterward so they do not become litter. In Punta Gorda Isles, Deep Creek, and Rotonda West, deed-restricted HOA rules may further limit temporary signage on lots and at community entrances.
Signs on utility poles, traffic signs, or in the right-of-way are removed by the county, and signs left up after the sale can draw a code enforcement warning and fine.
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