Macon-Bibb County, GA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- None, Section 25.04[1]
- Counts toward sign maximum
- No
- Covers
- Signs painted, affixed or displayed inside/on glass
- Illumination
- Still subject to Section 25.09 if lit
- Definition section
- Section 25.02[48]
Summary
Macon-Bibb County exempts window signs from permitting entirely. Section 25.04[1] of the Land Development Resolution says any sign or display on the inside of a building, including a storefront window sign, needs no permit and does not count toward a property's maximum allowed signage, regardless of whether it is visible from outside.
Section 25.04. - Signs or similar display materials not requiring a permit. The following shall not require a permit, and shall not be counted as part of any maximum signage under any permit, but are otherwise subject to any applicable requirements in this Resolution: [1]Window signs or any signs or displays on the inside of a building, regardless of whether such signs or displays are visible from outside the building.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Comprehensive Land Development Resolution: Supplement 4 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
06 for freestanding and building signs. 04[1], covers both paint-on-glass signage and posters, banners or merchandise displays set up just inside a storefront window. 09 if a window sign is lit, and it does not extend to freestanding, wall, projecting or roof signage mounted on the building's exterior, all of which remain separately regulated and, in most zoning districts, permit-required signage.
Violations & Fines
Window signage itself carries no permit or size violation risk since Section 25.04[1] exempts it outright, but using the exemption to disguise a genuine freestanding, wall or projecting sign as a "window sign" does not escape Chapter 25's other rules. Misrepresenting a regulated sign to avoid a permit is enforceable as a Resolution violation, a misdemeanor under Section 33.01 prosecuted in Municipal or State Court, with each day of the unpermitted sign counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a sign permit for a window display at my Macon-Bibb County business?
Does window signage count against my building's total allowed sign area?
Are illuminated window signs treated the same as unlit ones?
Sources & Official References
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