Yucaipa, CA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)

Yucaipa Municipal Code Chapter 5.20 treats "yard sale," "rummage sale" and "garage sale" as the same thing: any event advertised by any means as a place where the public can buy personal property. A sale by a business that holds a current city business license is outside the definition. The sign rule is § 5.20.080. It allows one double faced sign, not to exceed six square feet in area, with a maximum height of five feet. When the sign sits in the front yard or side yard setback area, the maximum height drops to four feet.

The sign is permitted only on the property where the sale is located, so signs pointing buyers to the sale from a corner, a median or a neighbor's lot are not allowed. The code begins with the words "No other signs shall be permitted," which makes the single sign the only advertising sign a sale can display. Timing is fixed too: the sign can be posted twenty-four (24) hours prior to the sale and must be removed immediately following the sale. The sign rule sits inside the rest of the chapter.

The first yard sale by a person in a calendar year is exempt from a permit, and the second and each later sale in the same year needs one, with the fee set by resolution. An individual or household is limited to four sales per calendar year, each sale is limited to three consecutive days, consecutive sales are barred, and sales run only between eight a.m. and eight p.m. Sale goods cannot be displayed in the public right-of-way. The City of Yucaipa collector enforces the chapter and can delegate to assistants and safety personnel.