Sign Regulations in Clayton County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Clayton County, Georgia.
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Political Signs
Clayton County bans posting any poster, sign or advertisement, political or otherwise, on or within the right-of-way of any public road under Code § 62-30.7(b). A separate 1971 local law, Sec. 9-16, independently bars political posters, signs and advertisements from public rights-of-way and public property, and each sign posted in violation is its own citable offense.
Clayton County Political Sign Placement Rules
Significant RestrictionsClayton County Code § 62-30.7; §§ 9-16—9-18 (Div. 2)
(a)For the purpose of this code section, the term "public road" shall mean any county street, road, or any state highway, or other public roadway.(b)It shall be unlawful for any person to place a poster, sign or advertisement on or within the rights-of-way of any public road.(c)The person placing the sign, the business/person identified in the sign, the registered agent of the business/person i...
Garage Sale Signs
Clayton County lets you post 'weekend signs' (yard-sale and similar temporary signs) without a permit, but only from 6 p.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Sunday, no larger than 4 square feet per side and 3 feet tall, and never in the right-of-way.
Garage Sale and Weekend Sign Rules in Clayton County
Some RestrictionsClayton County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8.6.A
Weekend signs are temporary signs that may be erected in any zoning districts after 6:00 p.m. on any Friday and must be taken down by 8:00 p.m. the following Sunday... May not exceed three feet in height and four (4) square feet per side.
Digital Billboards
Clayton County allows LED 'Electronic Multiple Message Signs' under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8.20, but each message must hold for 10 seconds, brightness can't exceed 0.30 foot-candles above ambient light, and no two same-side electronic signs may stand within 5,000 feet of each other.
Digital Billboard Rules in Clayton County, Georgia
Some RestrictionsClayton County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8.20
A.Electronic Multiple Message Signs are signs illuminated entirely by the use of light emitting diodes (LED), or similar digital technology, as authorized by the State of Georgia in O.C.G.A. § 32-6-75(c)(1). The following requirements shall apply to such signs:1.All copy must be static and each transition between copy must occur within two (2) seconds and copy must remain fixed for ten (10) sec...
Window Signs
In the East-West Corridor Overlay District's OI, UV and GB zoning districts, Clayton County caps window signage at 10 percent of the window area facing road frontage. The rule sits alongside ground-sign, wall-sign and entrance-sign limits under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.77.
Window Sign Limits in Clayton County
Some RestrictionsClayton County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 4.77(C)(2)
C.Sign Permitted within the OI, UV and GB Zoning Districts for Individual Uses:1.Ground Signs: One (1) double-faced sign per lot. No single sign face may exceed thirty-six (36) square feet. Total maximum area for all sign faces is seventy-two (72) square feet (e.g., two (2), thirty-six (36) square feet sign faces). Maximum height is eight (8) feet.2.Window Signs: Total signage not to exceed ten...
Freeway-Facing Signs
A billboard visible from I-75, I-285 or I-675 in unincorporated Clayton County must sit within 660 feet of the highway right-of-way on a commercial or industrial lot of at least 22,000 square feet with 200 feet of qualifying frontage, and it needs a conditional use permit under Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8.18.
Freeway Billboard Rules in Clayton County, Georgia
Significant RestrictionsClayton County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8.18.C
C.Criteria: Any billboard sign shall be erected or maintained within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of the interstate or primary highways, on property that meets the following criteria:1.The property must be zoned for commercial or industrial use.2.The property must have a minimum of 22,000 square feet.3.The property m...
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