Youngstown, OH Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Sign limit
- 3 temporary signs total (748.06)
- Max sign size
- 3 square feet
- On-premises signs
- 1 allowed
- Off-premises signs
- 2 allowed, applicant's choice
- Removal deadline
- 24 hours after permit expires
- Fine
- up to $100 per offense (748.99)
Summary
Youngstown caps home, garage, yard and porch sales at three temporary signs total under Chapter 748: one on the sale premises and two off-site, erected no earlier than the night before the sale. Signs cannot exceed three square feet, must be non-illuminated, and cannot attach to utility poles or fences in the right-of-way. Violators face a $100 fine per offense.
748.06 ADVERTISING SIGNS. ... No resident shall post more than three (3) temporary signs advertising a home sale. The temporary signs shall be located as follows: (a) One sign announcing the sale may be erected on the premises at which the sale is being conducted and two signs may be erected off the premises at locations selected by the applicant. Such signs shall be erected no earlier than the night before the first day of the sale. The signs or placards may be no larger than three square feet and must be without illumination, movement or illusion of movement. (b) No sign shall be attached in any manner to any utility pole, fence or any other structure within any public right-of-way. (c) Permit holders shall within twenty-four hours after the expiration of the permit remove all signs, tables, racks, shelves and merchandise relating to the sale. ... 748.99 PENALTY. Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
Full Breakdown
In the City of Youngstown, Ohio, Section 748.06 of the Codified Ordinances limits every home sale, defined by Section 748.01 to include garage, patio, yard, carport, basement, porch and driveway sales in Residential Zoning Districts, to no more than three temporary advertising signs. One sign may be posted on the sale premises and two more at off-premises locations the permit holder selects, but none may go up earlier than the night before the first day of the sale. Section 748.06(a) caps every sign at three square feet and bars illumination, movement or any illusion of movement.
Section 748.06(b) prohibits attaching a sign to any utility pole, fence or other structure within a public right-of-way. Section 748.06(c) requires the permit holder to remove all signs, along with tables, racks, shelves and merchandise, within 24 hours after the permit expires. The sign rule only applies once a resident has secured the underlying home-sale permit from the Director of Finance under Section 748.03, which limits any one resident to five home sales per twelve-month period and a three-day sale duration under Section 748.04. Section 748.99 makes any violation of the chapter, including the sign limits, a minor misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $100 per offense, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Posting more than three signs, erecting a sign more than one night before the sale, exceeding the three-square-foot size limit, using illumination or movement, or attaching a sign to a utility pole or fence in the right-of-way violates Section 748.06. Failing to remove signs within 24 hours of permit expiration is also a violation. Section 748.99 makes any breach a minor misdemeanor with a fine up to $100 per offense, each day counting separately.
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