Tulare regulates yard and garage sales themselves under Municipal Code § 6.12.300, and the Finance Department at City Hall (411 E. Kern Ave.) issues yard sale applications. Sale signs are treated as temporary signs under Chapter 10.188; they cannot be posted on utility poles, traffic signs, or in the public right-of-way, and must be removed when the sale ends.
Tulare Municipal Code § 6.12.300 ('Swap meets and yard sales within the City of Tulare') governs residential yard sales — the Finance Department provides yard sale applications in English and Spanish. Off-site directional signs are routinely placed on residential lawns, but posting on public property — utility poles, street-light standards, traffic signs, medians, parkways and other right-of-way — is prohibited under Title 12 and Chapter 10.188. Signs left up after the sale become abandoned signs subject to removal under § 10.56.340 (Abandoned or obsolete signs). Unlike neighboring Visalia (which caps yard sales at two per year, three days each), Tulare's § 6.12.300 does not publish an annual cap in the online code library; confirm current limits with the Finance Department before printing signs.
Signs in the public right-of-way may be removed without notice by Public Works or Code Enforcement; the City may bill for staff time. Continued posting after the sale ends can be cited as an abandoned-sign nuisance under § 10.56.340 and Ch. 7.28 (Nuisance).
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