3 rules for unincorporated Columbia County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Columbia County's Chapter 90 sign ordinance regulates yard signs content-neutrally, but O.C.G.A. §16-7-58 protects political signs on private property from county limits on their number or duration. Off your land, §32-6-51 bars staking any sign in a public road right-of-way.
O.C.G.A. §16-7-58(a)(2)
On any private property unless the owner thereof or the occupier as authorized by such owner has given permission to place such posters, signs, or advertisements on such property; and, provided, further that no municipal, county, or consolidated government may restrict by regulation or other means the length of time a political campaign sign may be displayed or the number of signs which may be ...
Columbia County's Chapter 90 sign ordinance allows a yard-sale sign on your own property as a temporary sign, within size and placement limits. Off your land, O.C.G.A. §32-6-51 makes it unlawful to place a sign in any public-road right-of-way.
O.C.G.A. §32-6-51(a)(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, place, or maintain within the dedicated right of way of any public road any sign, signal, or other device except as authorized by this subsection...
No Georgia statute and no Columbia County ordinance regulate holiday lights, inflatables, or yard displays on private property. A homeowner decorates without a county permit; HOA covenants are the main limit in deed-restricted Evans and Martinez subdivisions.
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