Wayne, NJ Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 151-4 of the Wayne Township Code, part of Chapter 151 (Garage Sales and Flea Markets), has three short rules for signs used with a sale, and each one is a flat command rather than a guideline.

Subsection A prohibits all persons from erecting signs that would violate the Zoning Regulations of the Township of Wayne. The chapter does not set its own size or count limits for sale signs; it points to the Zoning Regulations, so a sign that complies with those regulations is the only kind a seller can put up.

Subsection B covers removal. Every sign erected in accordance with the Zoning Regulation must be removed within 24 hours after the completion of the sale. The clock starts when the sale is complete, not when the permit expires, so a seller with a sale that wraps up on Sunday evening has a 24-hour window from that point.

Subsection C bans attachment to public fixtures. No person can affix a sign used in conjunction with the sale by tacking, pasting or otherwise mounting it upon utility poles, light standards, the right-of-way or trees. The ban reaches the right-of-way as well as poles and trees, and it names tacking, pasting and mounting, so tape, staples and nails all fall inside it.

The sign rules sit alongside the rest of Chapter 151. A garage sale or flea market sale in Wayne Township needs a permit from the Construction Official, runs only between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under § 151-3, and is limited to 2 consecutive weekends under § 151-2. The one annual town-wide garage sale, held the last two weekends in April, is exempt from the permit requirement and fees but not from the other requirements of Chapter 151, so the 24-hour removal rule and the pole and tree ban apply to its signs as well.