Sign Regulations in Catoosa County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Catoosa County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Digital Billboards
Unincorporated Catoosa County bans digital and electronic billboards outright. The Unified Development Code prohibits electronic signs, aside from a narrow carve-out letting up to 50 percent of a commercial or industrial ground or pole sign's area be electronic, but interstate and non-interstate billboards are expressly barred from having any changeable copy, electronic or manual, including LED and LCD displays.
Digital Billboard Ban
Heavy RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code §§ 5.05.06(Q), 5.05.07(B), 5.05.10(C), 5.05.11(C)
Q.Electronic signs, including LED and LCD signs and similar type technologies (except as permitted by this Section). ... B.Electronic signs are prohibited, with the exception that up to 50 percent of the allowable sign area for permanent ground signs or pole signs in commercial and industrial districts may be an electronic sign upon meeting the following requirements: ... C.Interstate billboard...
Window Signs
Unincorporated Catoosa County caps window signage at 30 percent of a storefront's glass. The Unified Development Code's sign table allows window signs in commercial and industrial districts only up to that share of the combined window and glass-door area facing road frontage, and a window sign at or under the cap needs no separate sign permit.
Window Sign Coverage Limit
Some RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 5.05.09 (Table 5-1)
a.Window signs which are less than or equal to 30 percent of the aggregate window and door glass area. Window signs shall be allowed in commercial and industrial zoning districts as shown in Table 5-1. ... Window sign Total signage may not exceed 30% of the aggregate area of windows and glass doors facing road frontage. ... R.Window signs which exceed 30 percent of the aggregate window and door...
Freeway-Facing Signs
Unincorporated Catoosa County imposes a tight dimensional and spacing regime on billboards facing I-75. The Unified Development Code caps interstate billboards at 14 feet in height and 48 feet in length, requires at least 500 feet between signs on the same side of the road, and limits any interstate interchange to no more than three billboards per quadrant.
Interstate Billboard Standards
Significant RestrictionsCatoosa County Unified Development Code § 5.05.10
A.The outside measurements of interstate billboards shall be 14 feet in height and 48 feet in length, with or without trim. ... D.Interstate billboard signs shall be a minimum of 10 feet in height above the adjacent interstate pavement measuring from the lower portion of the sign face. ... G.Interstate billboard signs shall be located not less than 500 feet apart measuring from the two closest ...
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