Revere, MA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Signs on public property/trees/poles
- Prohibited
- Signage rules disclosed via
- Required sale permit
- Permitting agency
- Inspectional services department
- Violation fine
- $100 per offense
Summary
Revere bans posting garage and yard sale signs on public property, trees, and light or telephone poles, and the free permit required for every sale must itself list the applicable signage rules. Enforcement runs through the inspectional services department under Municipal Code Section 5.16.180.
B. All persons conducting garage/yard sales must first obtain a garage/yard sale permit from the city of Revere inspectional services department. There shall be no fee for this permit. Such permit must be placed in public view during the sale periods and available for inspection upon request by the police or inspectional services department. The permit shall include all rules and regulation relating to yard sales/garage sales and signage, permit number, name of permit holder, address, and dates of sales. ... ... C. All persons must abide by the revised ordinances of the city of revere regarding the posting of garage/yard sales signs and sidewalk signs; i.e., no posting signs on any public properties, trees, light of telephone poles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
180(C) tells every garage/yard sale host that they "must abide by the revised ordinances of the city of Revere regarding the posting of garage/yard sales signs and sidewalk signs," specifically barring signs on any public properties, trees, or light or telephone poles. 180(B) requires the sale permit issued by the inspectional services department to include "all rules and regulation relating to yard sales/garage sales and signage," along with the permit number, the holder's name and address, and the sale dates, and requires the permit to be displayed publicly and available for inspection by police or inspectional services during the sale. 180. Police and inspectional services investigate complaints tied to a sale, including sign complaints, and file a report on their findings.
Violations & Fines
Posting a garage or yard sale sign on public property, a tree, or a light or telephone pole violates Section 5.16.180(C) and is punishable by a $100 penalty for each offense under Section 5.16.180(F), the same per-offense fine that applies to other violations of the garage sale ordinance. Police or the inspectional services department investigates sign complaints as part of their standard garage/yard sale enforcement.
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