Roswell, GA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

A yard or garage sale sign in Roswell needs a temporary sign permit under UDC § 10.3.22(B), unlike a political or window sign, which are permit-exempt under a different part of the same Article. Each sign is capped at 4 square feet, cannot sit in the public right-of-way, and must be placed on private property with the owner's consent; posting a sign on a telephone pole, tree or traffic sign is prohibited outright (§ 10.3.22(B)(1)-(4)). A decal from the permit must be attached to each sign, and the permit itself must be produced on request of any municipal officer or citizen asking for proof of permission (§ 10.3.22(B)(5), (7)).

The permit allows up to 6 signs per sale, and signs can go up 2 days before the sale and must come down the day after it ends (§ 10.3.22(B)(6), (8)). The permit is restricted to family use, and a single household cannot pull more than 3 of these temporary sign permits in a year (§ 10.3.22(B)(9)). The sign rules work alongside Roswell's separate limits on the sale itself: a yard/garage sale can run no more than 72 hours, and the same property cannot host a sale more than 3 times a year, with additional sale requirements cross-referenced at § 9.8.3 (§ 10.3.22(B)(10)).