Sign Regulations in Paulding County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Holiday Displays
Paulding County bans strings or rows of lights within 150 feet of a street under § 67-17(3), the same rule that stops businesses from using light strands as makeshift signage. Holiday lights and decorations are carved out of that ban, but only for a roughly 60-day window: no more than 30 days before, and no more than 30 days after, a holiday.
Paulding County Holiday Light Display Rules
Some RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 67-17(3)
Signs consisting in whole or in part of a series, line, or row of lights, whether supported by cables or other physical means, within 150 feet of a street and visible from a street. Notwithstanding the foregoing, holiday lights and decorations displayed not more than 30 days before no 30 days after a holiday shall be exempted from this section.
Digital Billboards
Paulding County caps digital and electronic message signs at 120 square feet of sign face and limits how fast their copy can change near roads. Code of Ordinances § 67-17(20) bans any electronic sign face over 120 square feet outright, while § 67-17(15) bars changeable-copy signs from switching messages more than once every 20 seconds within 150 feet of a road right-of-way. The Community Development Department enforces both limits.
Paulding County Digital Billboard Rules
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 67-4, 67-17(15), (20)
Electronic sign means a sign whose message may be changed at intervals by computer controller, microprocessor controller, or by remote control, and whose message is displayed through the use of LED, LCD, plasma, or other similar type panels or screens, including devices known as commercial electronic message signs and similar devices. ... The following types of signs are prohibited in the count...
Window Signs
Paulding County places no size cap or permit requirement on window signs. Code of Ordinances § 67-6(6) exempts window signs entirely from the sign review application every other sign needs, and § 67-16(3) confirms they don't even count toward a property's total allowed signage. A window sign only has to meet the general prohibited-sign rules in § 67-17.
Paulding County Window Sign Rules
Few RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 67-4, 67-6(6), 67-16(3)
Window sign means any sign that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass, either inside or outside the building, and is visible from the exterior of the structure. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to post, display, materially change, or erect a sign in the county without first having obtained an approved SRA, TSRA or BRA, and/or building permit. Notwithstanding the for...
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