Sign Regulations in Macon-Bibb County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Macon-Bibb County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Garage Sale Signs
Macon-Bibb County treats a yard or garage sale sign as a temporary sign under Section 25.04[4], allowing up to three per residential lot without a permit. Each freestanding sign can stand no taller than 3 feet and no larger than 5 square feet, growing to 8 feet and 20 square feet only for multifamily properties or subdivision entrances.
Macon-Bibb County Yard Sale Sign Limits
Light RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Comprehensive Land Development Resolution § 25.04[4]
[4]Temporary signs for each lot or parcel, subject to the following requirements:(a)In all residential districts and historic districts (and on any property used for a single family dwelling or duplex regardless of the district), up to three temporary signs, with the maximum height of such signs that are freestanding being three (3) feet and the maximum size of any such signs being five (5) squ...
Holiday Displays
Macon-Bibb County bans flashing lights and light festoons that outline property lines, rooflines, doors, or windows, but the Comprehensive Land Development Resolution carves out a specific exemption for temporary lighting put up to observe the holidays.
Macon-Bibb County Holiday Lighting Display Rules
Light RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Comprehensive Land Development Resolution § 4.09[1](d)
Flashing or running lights within public view, as well as festoons of lights that outline property lines, sales areas, rooflines, doors, windows, or similar areas, are prohibited, provided that this prohibition does not apply to temporary lighting erected in connection with the observance of holidays.
Digital Billboards
A digital billboard in Macon-Bibb County, called a 'multiple message billboard' under the sign code, is permitted by right only along an interstate highway or Eisenhower Parkway in C-2, C-4, M-1, M-2 or M-3 districts; everywhere else it needs a conditional-use permit, and every digital message must hold for at least 10 seconds with a transition under 2 seconds.
Macon-Bibb Digital Billboard Rules
Significant RestrictionsComprehensive Land Development Resolution § 25.07[7]
[7]Additional criteria for multiple message billboards. In addition to the above requirements and provisions for multiple message billboards and all billboards, multiple message billboards shall be subject to the following additional requirements and provisions:(a)Location. Multiple message billboards shall not be placed within a five thousand (5,000) foot radius of another multiple message bil...
Window Signs
Macon-Bibb County exempts window signs from permitting entirely. Section 25.04[1] of the Land Development Resolution says any sign or display on the inside of a building, including a storefront window sign, needs no permit and does not count toward a property's maximum allowed signage, regardless of whether it is visible from outside.
Macon-Bibb County Window Sign Permit Rules
Few RestrictionsMacon-Bibb County Comprehensive Land Development Resolution § 25.04[1]
Section 25.04. - Signs or similar display materials not requiring a permit. The following shall not require a permit, and shall not be counted as part of any maximum signage under any permit, but are otherwise subject to any applicable requirements in this Resolution: [1]Window signs or any signs or displays on the inside of a building, regardless of whether such signs or displays are visible f...
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