Sign Regulations in Troup County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Troup County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Troup County treats campaign and election signs as temporary freestanding signs: no permit is needed if each lot's signs total 9 square feet or less, stand no taller than 3 feet, sit back 2 feet from the right-of-way, and come down within 30-day, 90-day-a-year limits.
Political Sign Rules in Troup County
Light RestrictionsTroup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix B § 10.5(viii); Appendix D (Definitions)
Temporary Sign. ... Any sign not permanently affixed to the ground or other permanent structure and designed and intended to be displayed for a limited period of time. This includes, but is not limited to, signs which are designed to be transported regularly from one (1) location to another, signs which are designed with wheels, regardless of whether the wheels remain attached to the sign, sign...
Digital Billboards
Digital and other electronically changing signs are confined to the LC, HC, LI and HI zoning districts (or public/institutional uses in any district) in unincorporated Troup County, must hold each message static for at least 30 seconds, and cannot exceed 5,000 nits by day or 500 nits at night under Unified Development Ordinance Section 10.8.
Troup County Digital Sign Brightness Rules
Some RestrictionsTroup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix B § 10.8
Sec. 10.8. - Changing signs (digital multiple message). Changing signs or signs employing changing sign technology shall be allowed exclusively within the LC, HC, LI and HI zoning district as a portion of a conforming, freestanding sign and are allowed on property used for public or institutional use regardless of zoning district. ... (1)Each message displayed on any changing sign display shall...
Window Signs
Window signs in unincorporated Troup County are exempt from the sign permit but capped at 50 percent of the total window area, and are only allowed in the UR-VL, LC, HC, LI and HI zoning districts under Unified Development Ordinance Section 10.5(ii).
Troup County Window Sign Coverage Limit
Light RestrictionsTroup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix B § 10.5(ii)
Sec. 10.5. - Signs not requiring a permit. The following are exempt from permitting requirements imposed by this article, but must meet all applicable regulations of this article: ... ii.Window Signs: Window signs shall be allowed in the UR-VL, LC, HC, LI, and HI zoning districts, provided that they do not exceed 50 percent of the total window area.
Freeway-Facing Signs
Freeway-facing signs in unincorporated Troup County are allowed only along I-85, on lots of at least one acre zoned LI or HI, capped at 75 feet in height and 400 square feet per face under Unified Development Ordinance Section 10.7, and require permits from both the County and the Georgia DOT.
Troup County Interstate Sign Standards
Some RestrictionsTroup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix B § 10.7
Sec. 10.7. - Interstate signs. (1)Interstate Signs will be allowed on I-85 only, according to the latest version of the adopted quadrant map. The following standards must be met:(a)The property shall be at least a one (1)-acre lot and must be zoned LI or HI.(b)The maximum sign height shall be 75 feet.(c)The surface area of the sign shall not exceed 400 square feet per sign face, and not more th...
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