Calaveras County, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max sign size
- 18 in. by 30 in.
- Pre-event posting
- up to 7 days before
- Removal deadline
- within 72 hrs. after event
- Placement ban
- no traffic-control signs, utility poles
- Permit required
- none if compliant
- More signage option
- § 17.24.100(F), Temporary Signs
Summary
Yard, barn, and garage sale signs are exempt from Calaveras County's sign permit requirement, but only if they stay under 18 by 30 inches, go up no more than seven days before the sale, and come down within 72 hours after it ends, per Section 17.24.030(D).
D.Signs for special events such as yard, barn, and garage sales; open houses; theatrical performances; musical events; fundraising activities; and similar events that comply with the following requirements. Additional signage may be allowed pursuant to Section 17.24.100.F, Temporary signs.1.Are smaller than eighteen inches by thirty inches.2.Are posted for no longer than seven days prior to event.3.Are removed within seventy-two hours of the last day of the event.4.Are not posted on traffic-control signs, utility poles or traffic advisory signs.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
030(D) exempts signs for special events such as yard, barn, and garage sales, along with open houses, theatrical performances, musical events, and fundraising activities, from the chapter's permit requirements, provided they meet four conditions: the sign must be smaller than 18 inches by 30 inches, it can be posted no more than seven days before the event, it must come down within 72 hours after the event's last day, and it cannot be placed on traffic-control signs, utility poles, or traffic advisory signs. 060(B). 100(F), Temporary Signs, which permits additional signage up to four feet by eight feet for up to six weeks under the chapter's general temporary-sign standards, subject to permit review.
Violations & Fines
A sign that exceeds 18 by 30 inches, stays up longer than seven days before the sale or more than 72 hours after it, or gets zip-tied to a utility pole or attached to a traffic-control or traffic-advisory sign forfeits the Section 17.24.030(D) exemption. Signs placed on public right-of-way or public property without an encroachment permit are separately prohibited under Section 17.24.040(D), and both categories are enforceable as unpermitted signs under the chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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