Sign Regulations in Fayette County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Fayette County, Georgia.
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Digital Billboards
Digital billboards cannot exist in unincorporated Fayette County because billboards, any sign over 60 square feet, are banned outright. Smaller electronic changeable-copy signs that are otherwise allowed must hold each message static and change no more than once every 15 seconds.
Digital Billboard and Changeable Sign Rules
Heavy RestrictionsFayette County Code § 108-169
The electronic change of letters, numerals, or graphics must be a static change and cannot dissolve, fade, flash, travel or scroll and must not change more than once every 15 seconds. A sign on which the letters, numerals or graphics change more than once every 15 seconds shall be considered an animated sign (prohibited) and not a changeable copy sign for purposes of this chapter.
Window Signs
Residential properties in unincorporated Fayette County may post no more than three window signs, and each one is capped at six square feet or 25 percent of that window's glass area, whichever is smaller. Nonresidential window signs follow a separate, more generous limit under a different code section.
Window Sign Coverage Limits in Fayette County
Some RestrictionsFayette County Code § 108-136
Not more than three window signs shall be allowed in all residential districts and shall not be larger than six square feet or cover more than 25 percent of the area of each window in which a sign is placed, whichever is less.
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