Texarkana, TX Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sign size
- 5½ sq ft (22x28-inch poster)
- Sign limit
- 3 signs per garage/yard sale
- Sign permit
- Not required
- Placement
- Private property only, with permission
- Prohibited spots
- Rights-of-way, medians, utility poles
Summary
Texarkana caps garage/yard sale signs at 5½ square feet, limits you to three per sale, and bans them from rights-of-way, medians, and utility poles.
(b)Signage for garage/yard sales and estate sales.(1)Garage sale/yard sale and estate sale signs do not require the issuance of a sign permit.(2)Signs may not exceed 5½ square feet in size, which includes a 22-inch by 28-inch poster board size, with a limit of three signs for each garage/yard sale and five signs for each estate sale.(3)Garage/yard sale and estate sale signs may be placed on your private property or on your neighbor's private property with their permission. Such signs must not block driver's visibility. (Guideline: Your private property is not the strip of grass between the curb and sidewalk. This is the city's right-of-way. As a guideline: In the front yard of a home, rights-of-way normally extend ten to 15 feet from the back of the street curb.)(4)Signs are not allowed in or on the following places/areas:a.Rights-of-way or medians of public streets;b.Corners of public streets;c.On fences, trees, utility poles, street light poles or public signs;d.On the grass next to the curb of a public street; ore.In subdivision entrances. (Ord. of 9-7-1970, § 8-600)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
No sign permit is needed for a garage or yard sale sign, but the sign itself is tightly regulated. Signs can't exceed 5½ square feet (about a 22x28-inch poster board) and you're limited to three signs per garage/yard sale (five for an estate sale). Signs may go on your own property or a neighbor's with permission, but never in the street right-of-way, on medians, on fences, trees, utility poles, or public signs, or in subdivision entrances. This runs alongside the separate rule that garage/yard sales themselves need a city permit and are capped at twice a year, three consecutive days each, per address.
Violations & Fines
Oversized or misplaced signs are subject to removal by the city; sales conducted without the required garage/yard sale permit, or exceeding the frequency/duration limits, are code violations under Sec. 140-178.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I put a sign in the strip of grass by the curb?
Sources & Official References
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