Sign Regulations in Barrow County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Barrow County, Georgia.
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Digital Billboards
Barrow County allows electronic changeable copy signs only on commercial and industrial property under Code Sec. 89-787. Signs visible from a public street or sidewalk must show static images for at least eight seconds each, cannot flash or scroll, and cannot exceed 0.30 foot candles above ambient light measured 100 feet away.
Digital Billboard and Sign Rules in Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-787(a)-(d), (e)(4)
(a)Electronic changeable copy signs are permitted only on commercial and industrial properties.(b)All electronic changeable copy signs viewable from a public street or sidewalk shall present only static displays (still pictures and printing). Such signs not viewable from a public street or sidewalk may display movies, animation or video containing motion.(c)Each static image shall be maintained...
Window Signs
Barrow County caps how much of a storefront window a sign can cover. Code Sec. 89-788(c)(6) bars any window sign from obscuring more than 25 percent of a window, and any neon window sign allowed under the code must stay constant, non-animated, and small enough not to block the view into the business.
Window Sign Coverage Limits in Barrow County
Some RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-788(c)(6)
(6)In no case shall a window sign obscure more than 25 percent of a window. Any neon window sign that is allowed shall be constant in its light emission, shall not be animated and shall not be so large or of a character to obscure vision into the premises from the outside.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Barrow County caps billboards countywide at 25 total signs and confines new ones to Georgia Highway 316. Code Sec. 89-791(c) requires a billboard parcel to be zoned commercial or industrial, hold at least 200 feet of frontage on GA 316, and sit within 660 feet of that highway.
Highway-Facing Billboard Rules in Barrow County
Significant RestrictionsBarrow County Code § 89-791(a), (b)(1)a, (c), (d)(1)a
(a)Billboard; defined. A billboard is a freestanding sign that exceeds the sign area limitations established or otherwise approved for principal freestanding signs under section 89-788 of this article, and is not a principal freestanding sign authorized for a "shopping center" under section 89-789 or for an "office park" under section 89-790. ... a.A total of 25 signs that are otherwise in conf...
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