Garage sale signs in St. Louis must be placed on private property with permission and removed promptly after the sale ends. Signs on utility poles, traffic signs, street trees, or in the public right-of-way are prohibited and subject to removal and fines.
Title 26 regulates temporary signs including yard sale and garage sale signs. Signs must be on private property with the owner's consent, limited in size (generally under 6 square feet in residential areas), and removed within 24 hours after the sale concludes. Posting on light poles, traffic signs, street trees, bus shelters, bridges, and public buildings is prohibited. The Refuse Division and Streets Department periodically sweep illegally posted signs, and violations can be issued to the contact information printed on the sign. Repeated offenders face escalating fines under Title 26 nuisance sign provisions.
Illegally posted signs are removed; a first violation often results in a warning, then fines of approximately $100 per sign per offense traceable to the contact on the sign.
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