Lucas County sets no garage-sale-sign rule. Your city or township regulates temporary signs, and placement in the public right-of-way (tree lawns, poles, street corners) is generally prohibited. Remove signs promptly after the sale to avoid a zoning citation.
Garage-sale signs are temporary signs governed by municipal or township zoning, not the county. Toledo and most Lucas County communities allow small temporary yard signs on private property with the owner's permission but prohibit posting on utility poles, street signs, trees, and within the public right-of-way. Content-neutral size limits and a requirement to remove signs shortly after the event are typical. Metroparks separately bars posting any sign in the parks without written permission. Always keep signs on private property and take them down when the sale ends.
Right-of-way or utility-pole signs may be removed by the city; repeat off-premise posting can bring a municipal zoning fine.
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