Coweta County, GA Sign Regulations: Garage Sale Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Size cap
- 6 sq ft on lots under 2.5 acres
- Height cap
- 3 feet on lots under 2.5 acres
- Larger lots
- 16 sq ft / 5 ft height, 2.5+ acres
- Setback
- 10 ft side/rear, 15 ft from pavement
- Permit
- General permit, no application required
Summary
Coweta County lets a homeowner put up a temporary yard-sale sign under a general permit, no application needed, as long as it stays within the chapter's size, height, and setback limits for temporary signs. On a residential lot under two and a half acres that means a maximum six square feet per sign, three feet tall, and setback at least ten feet from the side/rear lines and 15 feet from the road.
(d)In addition to any other sign permitted by this chapter, the following is allowed on a single lot:(1)Temporary signs with the following size and height restrictions:a.For residential lots less than two and one-half acres, a maximum size of six square feet of sign area, with a cumulative square footage of 12 square feet. Maximum height of any sign is three feet to the top of the sign. ... (3)All signs shall have a minimum setback of ten feet rear and side from side property lines. For front setback, the sign must be 15 feet from the edge of the pavement or outside of the right-of-way, whichever is greater. ... (5)These signs are limited to a display of noncommercial speech or commercial speech that pertains to a commercial enterprise located on the property, such as a for sale sign, a sign reflecting the property's home occupation, or a yard sale sign.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 40).
Full Breakdown
Section 58-10(d) grants a general permit for temporary signs on a single lot, and its list of examples names the "yard sale sign" directly alongside a for-sale sign and a home-occupation sign as the kind of noncommercial or property-related commercial speech the provision covers. The size and height limits depend on the lot: on a residential lot smaller than two and a half acres, a temporary sign like a yard sale sign is capped at six square feet of sign area, with no more than 12 square feet cumulative if more than one sign is posted, and a maximum height of three feet.
On a residential lot of two and a half acres or more, the cap rises to 16 square feet per sign, still with a 16 square foot cumulative limit, and a maximum height of five feet. Every temporary sign, including a yard sale sign, must sit at least ten feet back from the side and rear property lines and at least 15 feet from the edge of the pavement or the right-of-way, whichever is farther, and it can never obstruct the sight triangle at a street or driveway intersection.
Because these signs fall under the general permit in § 58-10 rather than the individual sign-permit process in § 58-12, a resident does not file an application or pay a permit fee to post a yard sale sign, but the sign still has to stay within these dimensional limits the entire time it's up; the code doesn't set a separate fixed number of days for yard sale signs the way it does for weekend signs under § 58-9.
Violations & Fines
A yard sale sign that exceeds the size, height, or setback limits in § 58-10(d), or one placed within a corner sight triangle or the public right-of-way itself, loses its general-permit status and is enforced under § 58-15. Code enforcement gives written notice of the violation, and a conviction is a misdemeanor punishable under the § 1-15 general penalty, up to $1,000.00, with the county able to remove a noncompliant sign at the owner's expense if it isn't corrected.
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