Sign Regulations in Forsyth County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Forsyth County, Georgia.
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Political Signs
Political and other expression signs go up in Forsyth County without a permit, up to two per lot year-round. That cap rises to six per lot for the 60 days before any primary, special or general election or ballot initiative, and the extra signs don't need to reference the election at all. Anything placed under the election-period bump must come down within 15 days after the vote.
Forsyth County Political & Expression Sign Rules
Some RestrictionsForsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 66-105
Expression signs shall be allowed without the necessity of obtaining a permit, subject to the following requirements:(a)Conformity to the performance tables and all other general requirements of this article;(b)No more than two expression signs shall be allowed on any lot, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section...(c)Within 60 days prior to any local, state or federal primary, spec...
Digital Billboards
Electronic message boards in Forsyth County are zoned out of residential areas entirely: they're allowed only in commercial and industrial districts, or on a lot with at least 100 feet of frontage on a divided four-lane road serving a religious facility, college, hospital, museum, theater or similar institutional use. Daylight brightness is capped at 6,500 nits and evening brightness at 350 nits, with copy changes limited to once every 20 minutes.
Forsyth County Electronic Message Board Sign Rules
Significant RestrictionsForsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 66-116
Zoning. Subject to specific requirements and restrictions of the Unified Development Code, and notwithstanding any conflicting provisions in the table of this chapter titled "residential zoning districts-performance standards" (in which case the provisions of this section shall prevail), electronic message boards are authorized only as follows:(1)In commercial and industrial zoning districts;(2...
Window Signs
In unincorporated Forsyth County, a window sign on a commercial or industrial lot may not exceed 30 percent of the individual window frame it is mounted on, per the Sign Ordinance's zoning-district performance table. The South Forsyth Overlay District is stricter, capping window signs at 20 percent of the total window area under the Unified Development Code.
Forsyth County Window Sign Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsForsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 66-113 (Commercial or Industrial Zoning Districts table, "Window signs")
Sec. 66-113. - Sign requirements per zoning district. Any sign, regulated by this ordinance, shall comply with the requirements outlined for the zoning district in which the sign is located. ... Commercial or Industrial Zoning Districts ... Window signs. 32 na na na na na Not to exceed 30% of any individual window frame.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Along the limited-access stretch of Georgia 400 in Forsyth County, freeway-facing signage is banned outright. Section 66-111 allows only three narrow exceptions: a for-sale or for-rent sign on a vacant lot, a multi-unit for-sale or for-rent sign, or a crown sign under section 66-117. Any sign that qualifies is capped at 12 feet in height and 32 square feet of face.
Forsyth County GA 400 Freeway Sign Ban
Heavy RestrictionsForsyth County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 66-111
No signage intended for viewing along a limited access highway shall be erected, except the following:(a)Sign on any property which is for sale or for rent, but is vacant and contains no building or structure, during period the property is for sale or rent;(b)Sign on any property where more than one lot or dwelling is for sale or rent for residential purposes, or where more than one building sp...
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