Whitfield County, GA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Section 16-4(11) of the Sign Regulations sets three conditions for a garage sale or yard sale sign: it may be posted no earlier than two days before the sale begins, it must be taken down no later than the day after the sale's last day, and its face cannot exceed four square feet. The section does not specify a maximum number of signs or a particular zoning district, so the rule applies countywide to the unincorporated area under Section 16-1's general scope, which covers signs within the unincorporated portion of Whitfield County.

Like every other sign under Chapter 16, a garage sale sign must still observe Section 16-3's general provisions: it cannot sit within ten feet of a right-of-way or within 15 feet of an intersection, cannot obstruct a driver's view of oncoming traffic or a traffic-control device, cannot be attached to a tree or utility pole, and needs the property owner's permission. Because a garage sale sign is small and temporary by design, it falls well under the 40-square-foot threshold in Section 16-6(3) that triggers the county's sign permit requirement, so no separate permit application is needed to post one within the two-day window.

The two-day posting window and next-day removal deadline exist alongside the chapter's broader temporary-sign scheme, which limits most other temporary event signs to 30 consecutive days and no more than three postings a year for the same business, underscoring how narrowly the garage sale exception is drawn.