Sign Regulations in Floyd County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Floyd County Code § 2-11-54 keeps political signs off public streets, sidewalks and rights-of-way and requires any sign near a road to sit back at least 10 feet from the pavement. Anyone posting signs for a candidate or ballot measure must also post a $100.00 cash bond with the clerk of the board of commissioners under Sec. 2-11-55.
Political Sign Rules in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Code §§ 2-11-54, 2-11-55
(a)Public property: No political sign shall be located upon a public street, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, easement or other governmental property or property dedicated to a public use, except that signs attached to a wall, fence or building may project over such areas a distance not greater than six (6) inches. Political signs must be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the pavement of a...
Digital Billboards
Digital and electronic message signage in unincorporated Floyd County is regulated through the general sign prohibitions, not a standalone billboard chapter. Section 5.2.2(i)(1) of the Unified Land Development Code bans animated signs outright but carves out electronic message boards, letting them change their displayed message no more than 12 times per minute.
Electronic Message Sign Limits in Floyd County
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Unified Land Development Code § 5.2.2(i)(1)
(1)Animated Sign: A sign with action, motion, changing colors, flashing lights, or moving characters. Such signs may require electrical energy, but shall also include wind-activated devices including, but not limited to, spinners, aerial devices, and other attention-getting devices. This prohibition does not include rotating signs that revolve no faster than 5 revolutions per minute or electron...
Window Signs
In unincorporated Floyd County, a window sign is legally a building sign under the Unified Land Development Code, and it draws from the same square-footage cap as every wall, awning, canopy, projecting, incidental and roof sign on that building face. There is no separate stand-alone allowance for lettering or graphics placed in a storefront window.
Window Signs Count Toward Wall Sign Limit
Some RestrictionsFloyd County Unified Land Development Code § 5.4.1
Building Sign: ... Wall signs and awning, canopy, projecting, incidental, roof and window signs, etc. ... All building signs attached to a particular wall and its windows, doors, awnings, canopies, or roof, including signs that project from the wall, shall collectively not exceed the total square footage of sign face area allowed for the particular wall.
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