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Warner Robins, GA Sign Regulations: Digital Billboards (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

LED cap, freestanding/wall sign
60% of display area
LED cap, joint sign
30% of display area
Billboard zoning
M-2 districts only, plus I-75 exception
Billboard height limit
35 feet maximum
Billboard spacing
Half-mile minimum between signs
Max billboard size
360 square feet citywide

Summary

Electronic message displays on Warner Robins signs are capped, not banned. City Code Sec. 6-288 limits LED technology to sixty percent of a freestanding or wall sign's face, or thirty percent of a joint sign's face, and the sign still can't exceed the article's overall size limits.

LED technology is permitted in conjunction with freestanding, wall and joint signs so long as the display surface area of the LED portion of the sign does not exceed sixty (60) percent of the overall display surface area of the freestanding or wall sign or thirty (30) percent of the overall display surface area of the joint sign; and provided that the total display surface area of the sign does not exceed the size limitations imposed elsewhere by this Code.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).

Full Breakdown

Warner Robins doesn't run a separate digital-billboard ordinance; it folds electronic displays into the general sign article's size and technology rules. Sec. 6-288 allows LED technology on freestanding, wall and joint signs, but restricts how much of the sign face the LED portion can occupy: sixty percent of a freestanding or wall sign's display area, or thirty percent of a joint sign's display area, with the LED portion still counted against the same overall square-footage caps that apply to that sign type under Sec. 6-279(b).

Billboards themselves are a narrower category. Sec. 1(e) confines billboards to M-2 industrial districts, caps their height at thirty-five feet, requires at least a half-mile of separation between billboards and forbids any billboard within one mile of a district where billboards are prohibited outright. Sec. 2 carves out one exception: billboards immediately adjacent to the I-75 right-of-way are allowed regardless of the M-2 restriction, provided the sign complies with Georgia Department of Transportation rules and the operator secures permits from both GDOT and the city.

Combined with the sizing table in Sec. 6-279(b)(1), a billboard's maximum display area citywide is three hundred sixty square feet, so an electronic billboard along I-75 could run a lit sixty-percent LED face within that 360-square-foot ceiling and the sixty-percent cap in Sec. 6-288.

Violations & Fines

A sign with an oversized LED display, one exceeding the sixty or thirty percent caps in Sec. 6-288, or a billboard sited outside an M-2 district or the I-75 exception, is treated as a noncomplying sign under the article's removal procedure: the enforcement officer issues notice under Sec. 6-285, and the owner has thirty days to correct the violation or the city removes the sign and liens the cost against the property.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a billboard in Warner Robins have a digital, changing display?
Yes, within limits. Sec. 6-288 allows LED technology on freestanding, wall and joint signs, including billboards, but the illuminated portion can't exceed sixty percent of the sign's display area for freestanding and wall signs, or thirty percent for joint signs, and the whole sign still has to fit the article's overall size caps.
Where can digital billboards be located in Warner Robins?
Billboards, digital or static, are restricted to M-2 industrial districts under Sec. 6-278.1(e), capped at thirty-five feet in height and spaced at least a half mile apart. Sec. 6-278.2 adds one exception for signs immediately adjacent to the I-75 right-of-way, which also need Georgia DOT permits.
How big can a digital billboard be in Warner Robins?
The overall face can't exceed three hundred sixty square feet under the sign-size table in Sec. 6-279(b)(1), and of that area, no more than sixty percent can be an active LED display under Sec. 6-288.

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