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Port St. Lucie, FL Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Permit required
Yes, from code compliance division
Max sale length
3 consecutive days per permit
Sales per residence/year
3, unless home sold or newly rented
Sign rule
Permit must show on the on-premises sign
Estate sale fee
$100.00 flat fee

Summary

Port St. Lucie requires a code compliance permit before any garage sale, and that permit itself doubles as the sign: it must be prominently displayed on the on-premises garage sale sign for the sale to be lawful. Sales are capped at three consecutive days and three permits per residence per year.

No person shall conduct a garage sale in the City without first completing and filing an application with the code compliance division and receiving a permit to conduct said sale.(2)No more than three (3) garage sale licenses shall be issued to any one residence within any calendar year, unless said residence has been sold or newly rented within that time.(3)No permit shall be issue for more than three (3) consecutive days and said permit shall be prominently displayed upon the on-premises garage sale sign.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 103).

Full Breakdown

Under Sec. 219(A), nobody may conduct a garage sale in the city without first filing an application with the code compliance division and receiving a permit. No more than three garage sale permits go to any one residence in a calendar year, unless the home has since sold or been newly rented, which resets the count. " The code's own cross-reference sends readers to Sec. 03(I) for further garage-sale sign specifications, but that subsection is printed as Reserved in the current sign chapter, meaning the on-permit display rule in Sec.

219(A)(3) is the operative signage requirement rather than a separate freestanding sign-size table. A related but distinct process covers estate sales: Sec. 219(B) requires a code compliance division permit for those too, capped at three consecutive days, with a $100 fee that bundles registration, a free listing on the city website, the city TV channel, and the e-newsletter, and bars bringing in outside merchandise before or during the sale. Because garage sale permitting sits inside the zoning code (Chapter 158), enforcement runs through the zoning penalty provision rather than a stand-alone sign fine.

Violations & Fines

Conducting a garage sale without the code compliance division permit, exceeding the three-consecutive-day window, or failing to display the permit on the on-premises sign is punished under Sec. 158.999 by reference to the general penalty in Sec. 10.99: $50 for a first offense, $200 for a second if paid uncontested within 30 days, up to $500 plus court costs if contested, and a second-degree misdemeanor for a third or later offense. Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit to put up a garage sale sign in Port St. Lucie?
Yes. Sec. 158.219(A) requires a code compliance division permit before any garage sale, and that same permit must be prominently displayed on the on-premises garage sale sign, so the sign and the permit are legally the same requirement.
How many garage sales can I hold at my house each year?
No more than three garage sale permits may be issued to the same residence within a calendar year, per Sec. 158.219(A)(2), unless the property has since been sold or newly rented, which restarts the yearly count.
How long can a garage sale sign stay up?
A garage sale permit, and the sign displaying it, is valid for a maximum of three consecutive days under Sec. 158.219(A)(3). Estate sale permits carry the same three-day cap under Sec. 158.219(B)(2).
What happens if I hold a garage sale without the permit displayed?
It is a zoning code violation under Sec. 158.999, enforced through Sec. 10.99's penalty ladder: $50 for a first offense, $200 for a second if paid within 30 days, or up to $500 plus costs if contested, with a third offense treated as a misdemeanor.

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