Shelby, MI Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- On-site signs allowed
- One sign, removed immediately after the sale
- On-site sign size cap
- Six square feet, non-illuminated
- Thoroughfare signs allowed
- Up to three, with adjacent owner's consent
- Prohibited placement
- No sign on trees, Village buildings or fixtures
- Penalty
- Municipal civil infraction under § 366-6
Summary
The Village of Shelby allows one on-site sign per casual sale, capped at six square feet and non-illuminated, plus up to three off-site signs on a main thoroughfare with the adjacent property owner's consent. Every sign must come down immediately when the sale ends, and none may be attached to a tree, Village building or fixture.
One sign may be erected advertising a sale on the premises of the sale and must be removed immediately at the end of the sale. A. Said sign shall not be in excess of six square feet and shall not be illuminated in any manner whatsoever except incidentally by streetlights or house lights. B. Three signs may be erected upon a main thoroughfare of the Village and remain only during the duration of the sale, provided that the adjacent property owner consents to the placement of such sign. C. Under no circumstances shall any sign be attached to any tree within the Village easements or rights-of-way or to any Village building or fixture.
Full Breakdown
Section 366-4 of the Code of the Village of Shelby governs signage for garage, yard, basement, rummage and similar casual sales regulated under Chapter 366. One sign may be erected on the premises of the sale itself, advertising that sale, and it must be removed immediately once the sale is over; the chapter does not allow it to linger for later use. That on-site sign is capped at six square feet and cannot be illuminated in any way, except for incidental light from streetlights or house lights that happens to fall on it.
Beyond the on-site sign, the seller may put up to three additional signs along a main thoroughfare of the Village, but each requires the consent of the adjacent property owner where it is placed, and those signs may remain only for the duration of the sale itself. The chapter also draws a hard line on placement: no casual-sale sign of any kind, whether on-site or on a thoroughfare, may be attached to a tree within a Village easement or right-of-way, or to any Village building or fixture, regardless of size or duration.
These rules track the same four-sale, three-day limits set in § 366-3, so signage privileges run only as long as the underlying sale is lawfully in progress.
Violations & Fines
Erecting more signs than § 366-4 allows, oversizing the on-site sign past six square feet, illuminating a sign, placing a thoroughfare sign without the adjacent owner's consent, attaching a sign to a tree, Village building or fixture, or failing to remove the sign immediately after the sale ends, is a municipal civil infraction under § 366-6, subject to § 1-2, with an increased fine for a repeat violation within 24 months.
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