Ridgewood, NJ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 163-6 of Chapter 163, Garage Sales, sets the rules for temporary garage-sale signage in Ridgewood. Signs are permitted only on the days of the sale itself and only on the premises where the sale takes place; the section bars any temporary sign on public property or within any public right-of-way or sidewalk, and specifically extends that ban to trees, telephone poles and street or traffic signs, closing off the most common places sellers might otherwise post directions. All temporary signs must come down the moment the sale ends, not days later.

The section also limits how many signs a seller can put up and how large: no more than two signs advertising the garage sale are permitted on the premises, and no sign may exceed four square feet in size. Section 163-4H requires applicants to disclose the number, nature and location of their signs when they file for the garage-sale permit with the Village Clerk, so the sign plan is reviewed alongside the sale itself rather than left to the seller's discretion after the permit issues.

Because Chapter 163 cross-references Chapter 190, Land Use and Development, and Chapter 218, Peddling and Soliciting, in its general references, garage-sale signage sits apart from the Village's ordinary commercial sign standards; it is its own narrow, temporary exception tied strictly to the two-day sale window set in § 163-2. Enforcement runs through § 163-8, which authorizes the Police Department and the Department of Buildings and Inspections to investigate reported violations.