Wichita, KS Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

190 lists 17 categories of signs 'permitted in all Zoning Districts' without a standard sign permit; garage-sale signage is category 9, which reads that Temporary Signs displayed during a licensed miscellaneous sale may not exceed four square feet in area, must be located in a residential district, and cannot be placed on public property. That puts garage-sale signs in the same permit-free tier as directional on-site signs (item 1) and nameplate signs (item 7), but with tighter size and location strings attached: a sign larger than 4 square feet, or one set up in a commercial or industrial district, falls outside the exemption entirely.

The 'not on public property' clause is absolute, so a sign staked in a street median, tied to a stop sign, or nailed to a utility pole is unlawful regardless of size. 04), enforcement runs through the Director of Central Inspection and the Zoning Administrator rather than through the separate license that authorizes the sale. Sec. 140 lets the Zoning Administrator or Director dispose of a removed sign and bill the incidental removal costs to the owner; if the bill goes unpaid after 30 days, the City Clerk certifies it as a special assessment against the lot.

Sec. 175 separately lets the Director or Zoning Administrator revoke a sign permit or order removal whenever a sign violates the Title or any related ordinance. Where the Sign Code itself sets no dollar penalty for a violation, the citywide backstop in Sec. 060 controls: a fine of not more than $500, with each day the violation continues charged as a separate offense.