Foothills resident asks Yuma County to regulate garage sale signs
A Foothills resident urged county supervisors to curb garage sale signs that linger after weekend sales, turning up as neighborhood litter across Yuma County.
Faded garage sale signs stuck to poles, fences and corners in the Foothills have become more than a weekend nuisance. A Foothills resident asked the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to establish rules for garage and yard sale signs, arguing that too many are left behind after the sale ends and turn into litter across neighborhoods.
The complaint landed before supervisors when the board met in regular session May 4 at 197 South Main Street in Yuma. Present were Vice-Chairman Jonathan W. Lines, Darren Simmons and Lynne Pancrazi. Martin Porchas and Marco A. Reyes were excused. The request pointed to a familiar local problem: temporary signs that help draw traffic for a few hours, then remain on street corners and in rights of way long after the sale is over.
Yuma County already has tools it can use when signs or other property issues cross into code enforcement. The county’s Planning Director performs the functions of the Zoning Inspector, and zoning complaints can be reported to the Department of Development Services at (928) 817-5000 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MST. The county says complaints need an address, parcel number or detailed directions, along with a description of the problem, before investigators can act.
If a violation is confirmed, the property owner or tenant is notified and given a deadline to come into compliance. If the problem is not corrected, the case can be sent to a hearing officer or court and may result in fines or other punishment. County development-services pages also list a Construction Project Sign Ordinance among the ordinances and guidelines already on the books.
The issue also raises the question of how far county regulation should go in the unincorporated area. The Yuma County Board of Supervisors has the power to adopt ordinances and regulate development there, while the City of Yuma separately assigns property-maintenance enforcement to its code enforcement division within city limits. Other Arizona cities already spell out temporary-sign limits for garage and yard sales, including how many signs can be used and whether they can be placed in the public right of way. For Foothills residents who see the signs week after week, the next step is not about paperwork. It is about cleaner streets and rules that actually remove the clutter.
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