Yard/Garage Sale Sign Application
Fall 2024 Citywide Yard Sale: Sept. 20-21
Yard sales held during the Citywide Yard Sale event on Sept. 20 and 21 do not require a Yard Sale Sign Application to display signs within Wentzville city limits. However, signage must still comply with the guidelines listed below and display permit number 24-002.
Please read the yard sale guidelines for information on the rules and regulations of signs for yard/garage sales and similar sales. Please submit your request for a permit # prior to 4:45 p.m. the day before your planned yard /garage sale as our office hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If you plan to host a yard sale this year as a part of the Citywide Yard Sale event on Sept. 20 and 21, complete this form to be included in the Find-A-Sale Sheet.
This information will be organized in a Google Sheet for community members to easily locate yard sales they are interested in attending.
For additional information, please follow the 2024 Fall Citywide Yard Sale Facebook event page at www.wentzvillemo.gov/FallYardSale. Only Wentzville residents will be included on the Find-A-Sale sheet.
Guidelines for Posting Yard Sale Signs
- To display a yard, garage or similar sale (“Yard Sign”) a permit number is required.
- Every yard sign shall display the permit number on the sign.
- No more than two yard sign permits may be obtained or issued per calendar year for an address.
- No yard sign shall be posted on utility poles or within road right-of-ways (as a rule the right-of-way is between the street and the sidewalk) See attached drawing.
- If there is no sidewalk, generally the right-of-way includes 10 feet from the curb.
- When you are out of the right-of-way, you are now on private property and you will need to get permission from the property owner to post your sign on their property.
- Yard sign permit shall not exceed 72 hours nor shall they be displayed more than 48 hours before or 24 hours after the designated permit period.
- Any yard signs in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject upon conviction of a fine of up to $100 for each violation, as well as to the removal of said yard signs. Each day and each sign not in compliance with this section shall constitute a separate violation.
Ordinance #3052 Available Upon Request
Yard/Garage Sale Signs may be removed if they are not placed in the proper location as stated above. Call (636) 327-5101 with questions regarding Yard/Garage Sale Signs.