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

Section 301.21(B)(3) sits inside the same garage-sale standards that require merchandise to be displayed on the private lot rather than the public right-of-way under § 301.21(B)(2), and that limit the underlying sale itself to three consecutive days in any six-month period between the hours set by Municipal Code § 18-8.2. Because the sign rule is tied to that authorized sale window, a sign posted before the sale starts, left up after it ends, or displayed during a sale that has already exceeded its allowed frequency is a violation of the same provisions that govern the sale.

The code's language is absolute on placement: it allows the sign only on the property where the sale is being held, and separately states that no sign for that sale may be posted on any other property, closing off common workarounds like posting on a corner lot, a neighbor's lawn, or a utility pole. Code Enforcement can order such off-site or out-of-window signs removed, and because the sign is part of the same garage-sale activity, a violation is punishable through the same channels that apply to the sale: the misdemeanor penalty at Municipal Code § 18-8.2(D) for R-district residential sales, or the general Development Ordinance penalty at § 613.04 tied to Municipal Code § 1-9 for sales reviewed under Chapter 605.