Sign Regulations in Coweta County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
On private property, O.C.G.A. §16-7-58 bars Coweta County, Newnan, and Senoia from limiting the number of political signs or how long they stay up. Off your land, O.C.G.A. §32-6-51 makes staking a sign in a public-road right-of-way unlawful.
Coweta County Political Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsO.C.G.A. §16-7-58(a)(2)
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 displayed on private property for which permission has been granted
Garage Sale Signs
Coweta County lets a homeowner put up a temporary yard-sale sign under a general permit, no application needed, as long as it stays within the chapter's size, height, and setback limits for temporary signs. On a residential lot under two and a half acres that means a maximum six square feet per sign, three feet tall, and setback at least ten feet from the side/rear lines and 15 feet from the road.
Coweta County Yard Sale Sign Rules
Light RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 58-10(d)
(d)In addition to any other sign permitted by this chapter, the following is allowed on a single lot:(1)Temporary signs with the following size and height restrictions:a.For residential lots less than two and one-half acres, a maximum size of six square feet of sign area, with a cumulative square footage of 12 square feet. Maximum height of any sign is three feet to the top of the sign. ... (3)...
Digital Billboards
Coweta County treats any conversion of a sign to LED, tri-vision, or similar changing-image technology as a sign permit event under § 58-6(a), and in nonresidential districts caps how those digital displays can behave: no sign may flash, move, change intensity, or switch its message more than once per day, and light beams can't glare onto neighboring property or the right-of-way.
Coweta County Digital & Electronic Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 58-6(a), (g)(1)
(a)Permit required. A permit shall be required for the erection, alteration or reconstruction of any sign unless otherwise noted and shall be issued by the department after approval by the director in accordance with the regulations contained in this chapter. This requirement includes, but is not limited to, conversion of a sign to tri-vision, LED, or similar technology, among other work. ... (...
Window Signs
Coweta County caps window signs at 25 percent of a storefront's total glass area or 16 square feet, whichever is smaller, and grants that limited coverage a general permit in every zoning district. Window signs generally can't go above the first floor, and even in qualifying multi-tenant buildings they can never be installed above the second-floor window line.
Coweta County Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsCoweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 58-10(e)
(e)Window signs.(1)In all zoning districts.(2)No more than 25 percent or 16 square feet, which ever is less, of the total available glass area shall be used to display window signs.(3)No window signs are allowed above the first floor unless the building is a multitenant office or commercial structure wherein tenants have primary direct access from their space to the outside. The access must inc...
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