Georgia state law restricts placement of political and outdoor advertising signs on state highway rights-of-way and regulates them under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act, while local sign regulation must respect First Amendment limits.
O.C.G.A. Title 32, Chapter 6, Article 3 (Outdoor Advertising Control Act) prohibits unpermitted signs within state highway rights-of-way and along controlled routes. Georgia DOT may remove signs placed in the right-of-way without notice. Political signs on private property are protected speech, but cities may impose content-neutral size, setback, and durational rules consistent with Reed v. Town of Gilbert. Signs cannot obstruct sight distance at intersections or driver visibility per O.C.G.A. 32-6-51.
Unpermitted signs in state right-of-way may be removed by GDOT without notice. Misdemeanor penalties up to $1,000 under O.C.G.A. 32-6-51 for obstruction.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Chatham County, GA
Unincorporated Chatham County does not set numeric quiet hours. Code §11-101(h) bans amplified sound audible beyond the premises, and §11-109 caps vehicle tr...
Chatham County, GA
Chatham County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5-1.3 limits residential fences to 6 feet in front and side yards and 8 feet in rear yards. Business district fences may...
Chatham County, GA
Code §22-103(b) makes it unlawful to permit a dog to run at large in unincorporated Chatham County. Dogs must be under manual control off the owner's propert...
Chatham County, GA
Consumer fireworks have been legal in Georgia since 2015 (HB 110, codified at O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq.). Under O.C.G.A. § 25-10-2, consumer fireworks may b...
Tybee Island, GA
Georgia state law (O.C.G.A. §6-1-4) preempts local governments from regulating private drone operations, so Tybee Island cannot pass its own drone ordinance....
Chatham County, GA
Chatham County Code § 16-1304(1)(g) requires every STVR application to outline the parking rules of the rental and how occupants will comply. Parking rules m...
Side-by-side rule comparisons with other cities in Chatham County.
See how Tybee Island's political signs rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.