San Bernardino, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- On-site signs allowed
- 3 signs, 4 sq ft max
- Directional signs allowed
- 4 signs, 2 sq ft max
- Directional sign consent
- Property owner consent required
- Posting window
- 24 hours before sale
- Right-of-way signs
- Prohibited entirely
Summary
San Bernardino limits yard-sale signs to three unlighted signs of four square feet or less on the sale property itself, plus up to four two-square-foot directional signs on private property with owner consent. All signs are banned in the public right-of-way under Municipal Code § 8.14.040.
(A) Three unlighted signs shall be permitted not exceeding four square feet in area advertising such yard sale. Such signs shall be displayed only during the period of the yard sale. The signs shall be permitted only on the property where such yard sale is located. Such signs may be posted 24 hours prior to the yard sale and must be removed immediately following the yard sale. (B) Directional signs not larger than two square feet may be placed on private property, provided the person conducting the yard sale has obtained the prior consent from the owner or occupant of the premises where the directional sign is placed. There shall be no more than four such directional signs erected for any yard sale permitted pursuant to this chapter. (C) Any signage allowed by this section is prohibited on the public rights-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-2: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. MC-1666, passed 8-5-2026).
Full Breakdown
040 sets three separate sign rules for yard sales. Subsection (A) permits three unlighted signs, each no larger than four square feet, advertising the sale; these may be posted only on the property where the sale is held, put up 24 hours before the sale starts, and must come down immediately after the sale ends. Subsection (B) allows directional signs no larger than two square feet on private property away from the sale site, but only with the prior consent of the owner or occupant of that property, capped at four directional signs per sale.
Subsection (C) flatly bars any yard-sale signage, whether on-site or directional, from the public right-of-way, meaning street medians, parkways and utility poles are off-limits regardless of size. 020.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 8.14, including the sign limits in § 8.14.040, is an infraction or misdemeanor under § 8.14.070, punishable in accordance with the general penalty schedule of Chapter 1.12: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for further violations, with a fourth becoming a misdemeanor carrying up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine.
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