Sign Regulations in Houston County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Houston County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Digital Billboards

Electronic signs in unincorporated Houston County only go in C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1 and M-2 districts, and Section 97.13 locks their message timing: each display holds at least 1 second, cannot repeat sooner than every 2 seconds, and any segmented message tops out at 10 seconds.

Houston County Electronic Sign Timing Rules

Significant Restrictions

Houston County, GA Comprehensive Land Development Regulations § 97.13.1-97.13.5

97.13.1. Electronic signs shall be allowed only in C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1 and M-2 zoning districts. 97.13.2. No message may be displayed for less than one (1) second. 97.13.3. No message may be repeated at intervals of less than two (2) seconds. 97.13.4. No segmented message may last longer than ten (10) seconds. 97.13.5. No traveling message may travel at a rate slower than sixteen (16) light colu...

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Window Signs

A window sign in unincorporated Houston County cannot cover more than 30 percent of the window area it is displayed on. Section 97.4.2 of the Comprehensive Land Development Regulations lists any window sign over that threshold as a prohibited sign countywide.

Houston County Window Sign Coverage Limit

Some Restrictions

Houston County, GA Comprehensive Land Development Regulations § 97.4.2

97.4.2. Window signs which exceed thirty (30) percent of the window area;

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