Victorville, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Max signs per sale
- 3 unlighted signs, on-site only
- Max sign size
- 4 square feet each
- Earliest posting
- 5 days before the sale
- Right-of-way signs
- Prohibited
- Removal deadline
- Close of sale's last lawful day
- Governing section
- Development Code Sec. 16-3.07.050(c)(5)
Summary
Victorville caps garage sale signage at three unlighted signs, four square feet each, posted only on the sale property. Development Code Section 16-3.07.050(c)(5) bans off-site signs and any sign in the public right-of-way, limits how early a sign can go up to five days before the sale, and requires removal by the close of the sale's last permitted day.
(5)Signs. No signs advertising garage sales may be posted, erected or maintained on other than the premises on which such sale is to be held. Not more than three unlighted signs advertising a garage sale may be posted, erected or maintained on the premises on which such sale is to be held; and no sign may be placed or maintained on the public right-of-way. No sign shall exceed four square feet in area and shall not be maintained for a period of more than five days immediately preceding the lawful commencement of such garage sale. Each sign shall be removed at or before the close of the last day on which the garage sale may lawfully be conducted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
m. Item (5), the sign standard, layers four limits onto that permit: signs may only be posted on the premises where the sale is held, never on another property; no more than three unlighted signs are allowed on the sale premises; no sign may be placed in the public right-of-way at all; and each sign is capped at four square feet and cannot go up more than five days before the sale lawfully begins. Every sign must come down at or before the close of the sale's last lawful day, so a seller running a three-day sale under item (3) cannot leave directional or advertising signs up afterward.
The Planning Division that issues the underlying garage-sale permit can revoke it after notice and a hearing opportunity if the applicant violates any provision of the section, including the sign standards, and item (4) separately requires that sale merchandise itself be cleared from the yard and public right-of-way by the close of the sale.
Violations & Fines
Posting more than three garage-sale signs, placing one on the public right-of-way or another property, oversizing a sign past four square feet, or leaving signs up past the sale's last day violates Section 16-3.07.050(c)(5) and can trigger permit revocation under subsection (c)(2) plus the citywide infraction fines in Section 1.04.010, up to $100 for a first offense and $1,000 for repeat violations within a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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