Milwaukee County has no garage-sale sign ordinance. Temporary and off-premises signs are regulated by each city or village sign code, and signs may not be placed in the public right-of-way. Rules on duration and location vary by municipality.
Garage-sale and rummage-sale signs are not regulated by Milwaukee County. Temporary signs are handled by the sign code of the city, village, or town under its zoning authority in Wis. Stat. 62.23(7). Milwaukee County municipalities typically classify garage-sale signs as temporary signs, limit how many days before and after the sale they may be displayed, cap their size, and restrict or prohibit off-premises directional signs at intersections. Most communities and the state prohibit placing any sign in the public right-of-way or on utility poles, and such signs may be removed. Unlike political signs, garage-sale signs are event advertising with no special state protection, so the local sign code controls fully. Check your municipality's sign rules before posting.
Posting garage-sale signs in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or at off-premises locations barred by your city or village, or leaving temporary signs up beyond the allowed window, can result in removal and local forfeitures.
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