Sherman, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 4.06.008 of the Sherman Code of Ordinances, adopted through Ordinance 6886 on 11/3/2025, does not write a separate garage sale sign code. It sends every garage sale sign to Article 14.07 and requires prompt removal under that article. The section itself prints no hour count for removal, only the word promptly. The nearest printed clock is the display rule in § 4.06.011, which requires sale items and displays to be removed from public view within one (1) hour after the garage sale permit expires.

Article 14.07 holds the placement limits. Section 14.07.003 lists prohibited signs, among them "A" frame signs, banner signs, feather flags, pennant signs and any off-location or off-premises sign. It also prohibits any sign erected or installed in or over a public right-of-way or access easement unless the chapter permits it, any sign placed where it will obstruct the view of an authorized traffic sign, signal or traffic-control device, any sign supported by a tree, rock, bridge, rails or public utility pole, and any sign supported by a fence, with an exception only for temporary construction fence signs. Section 14.07.002(k) states that no off-premises advertising is allowed, and § 14.07.002(f) bars trees, rocks, bridges, fences, windmill towers and dilapidated buildings as sign supports.

Section 4.06.002(e) applies the garage sale article to all garage sales conducted or advertised within the City, so the advertising is regulated along with the sale itself. The permit must also be conspicuously displayed on the premises and carry the street address, dates and hours of the sale (§ 4.06.007). Garage sale permits are issued by the authorized department the City Manager designates, and any officer or employee of that department, or another officer the City Manager designates, can enforce the article (§ 4.06.013).