Stafford Township, NJ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 170-7 of the Stafford Township Code is a single sentence: any signs posted advertising the garage sale shall be removed within 48 hours after the completion of the sale. The clock runs from the completion of the sale, so the days on the license and the sign deadline are separate dates to track.

Chapter 170 treats advertising signs as part of the garage sale permit scheme. Section 170-1 states that the chapter requires a permit to conduct garage, lawn, rummage, flea market and other casual sales, limits the number of permits issued to any one person in a twelve-month period, and establishes restrictions as to hours of operation and advertising signs. The permit is the garage sale license issued by the Township Clerk under § 170-3 for a $5 fee. A licensed sale runs no more than two consecutive calendar days under § 170-4A and only between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under § 170-6. Chapter 170 prints no size, height or count limit for garage sale signs; its sign provision is the 48-hour removal rule.

The same 48-hour window applies to merchandise. Section 170-9B requires all goods offered for sale to be removed from public view within 48 hours after the completion of the garage sale, and makes the licensee and the owner or tenant of the premises jointly and severally responsible for good order during the sale. Section 170-9A gives enforcement to the Police Department, the Code Enforcement Officer or any other employee the Township Council designates by resolution.

Chapter 170 carries a general reference reading Zoning, see Chapter 211. The Code also records that the former Chapter 176, Signs, Temporary, adopted 7-7-1992 by Ord. No. 92-44, was repealed 12-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-114.