Stonecrest, GA Sign Regulations: Freeway-Facing Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Ground sign limit
- One per lot, 32 sq ft, 6 ft tall
- Shopping center ground sign
- Up to 64 sq ft, 15 ft tall
- Wall signs
- Max 2 per storefront, 75 sq ft each
- Prohibited
- Window signs, banners, flashing/animated signs
- Max penalty
- $500 fine and/or 6 months, Sec. 3.33.19.L
Summary
In the City of Stonecrest, ground and wall signs on lots inside the I-20 Corridor Compatible Use Overlay District follow Zoning Ordinance Sec. 3.33.19 on top of the citywide sign chapter. Each lot gets one 32-square-foot ground sign, 64 square feet for a shopping center, capped at six feet tall, plus two 75-square-foot wall signs per storefront; window signs, banners and flashing signs are banned outright.
All lots in the I-20 Corridor Overlay District shall comply with all requirements of chapter 21 subject to the following additional regulations: ... C.Each lot shall have no more than one ground sign;D.The sign area of ground signs shall not exceed 32 square feet, unless the lot contains a shopping center, in which case ground signs are limited to 64 square feet;E.Ground signs shall not exceed a height of six feet, unless the lot contains a shopping center, in which case ground signs shall not exceed a height of 15 feet;F.Each separate store front may have a maximum of two wall signs, each of which shall not exceed an area of ten percent of the area of the facade of the ground floor of the building or 75 square feet, whichever is less; ... H.Window signs are prohibited;I.Banners are prohibited;J.Wall-mounted signs shall be channel cut letters applied directly to the building facade. Flashing, animated, marquee, sound emitting, fluorescent, rotating or otherwise moving signs are prohibited; ... L.Any violation of this section shall be punishable by fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisoned for a term not to exceed six months, or both.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 3.33.19 layers extra limits on top of Chapter 21's citywide sign rules for any lot inside the I-20 Corridor Compatible Use Overlay District, the frontage running through the Panola Road, Snapfinger Woods, Wesley Chapel Road, I-20/I-285, Candler Road and Gresham Road nodes. Ground signs must be monument-style with a brick base and framework and must match the I-20 Corridor Design Standards; a standard lot gets one 32-square-foot ground sign up to six feet tall, while a shopping-center lot can go to 64 square feet and 15 feet tall.
Wall signage is capped at two signs per storefront, each no larger than ten percent of the ground-floor facade or 75 square feet, whichever is smaller, and the sign must sit on the primary facade within 15 feet of the public right-of-way. Sec. 3.33.19.J requires wall-mounted letters to be channel-cut and applied directly to the facade, and bans flashing, animated, marquee, sound-emitting, fluorescent or rotating signs. Sec. 3.33.19.K further restricts sign shape: no more than two faces, a flat profile no thicker than eight inches, parallel faces, block lettering proportional to the sign with individual letters capped at 18 inches, and opaque lettering material. Window signs and banners are flatly prohibited under subsections H and I, with no exception carved out for temporary use.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 3.33.19.L sets its own penalty separate from the Code's general fine: any violation of the I-20 Corridor sign regulations is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00, imprisonment for up to six months, or both. That penalty applies on top of the citywide sign permitting requirements of Chapter 21, so a noncompliant sign in the corridor can also be denied a sign permit until it is brought into conformance with both the base chapter and the overlay's stricter dimensional and design limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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