Garage/ Estate Sale

A permit is required for all garage and estate sales. Each sale shall not be more than four (4) consecutive days in duration. Not more than two (2) permits for a garage or estate shall be issued for the same zoning lot in one calendar year. 

​Permit Application and Processing Fee

Signs - Number, Size, and Location
  • No more than three signs will be allowed to advertise the sale, unless you are on a corner lot where one additional sign will be allowed.
  • No sign shall be larger than three square fee or have more than two faces.
  • All signs must be on private property.
    • One sign on the property where the sale is being held, two additional signs within 500 feet of the sale on private property, provided permission has been given by the owner of that property.
  • Distance:
    • Standard Sidewalk: Signs must be placed at least five feet from the edge of the sidewalk.
    • Carriage Walks (sidewalks next to street): Signs must be placed at least ten feet from the edge of the sidewalk.
    • No Sidewalk: Signs must be placed at least fifteen feet from the edge of the street's curb.
  • No sign may be attached to traffic signals, utility poles, fire hydrants or trees.
  • Regulations which govern real estate signs in the parkways are not the same and do not apply to garage/estate sale signs.