Southampton Village, NY Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 116-13I(3) of the Code of the Village of Southampton governs garage sale signs, and § 116-13A defines the term as a sign that directs attention to a garage sale being conducted at a residence. The rule is written for yard sales at homes in the Village of Southampton, not for businesses.

One sign is allowed per sale, and it goes on the property where the sale is being conducted. The sign has a maximum area of four square feet and must be nonilluminated. Under § 116-13F(1), sign area is measured by the smallest rectangle that encompasses all of the letters or symbols that make up the sign.

Timing is tied to the sale itself. The sign is displayed only during the sale and removed immediately after it. It stays up for a maximum of three consecutive days, and the sale itself cannot exceed three consecutive days, so the Code caps the length of the sale as well as the sign.

Placement has two limits. No garage sale sign can sit on the Village right-of-way, and none can sit on property other than the property where the sale is being conducted. A directional sign on a neighbor's lawn fails the second limit, and one in the Village right-of-way fails the first.

No permit is needed for a garage sale sign (§ 116-13I(3)(b)). Compare real estate signs under § 116-13I(1)(h), where the owner must file a signed written consent with the Building Inspector before the sign is placed. A garage sale sign carries no filing step. The sign rules sit in Chapter 116, Zoning, so a violation is punishable under § 116-40, which sends a conviction to the penalties in Chapter 1, Article II of the Village Code.