Paulding County, GA Sign Regulations: Window Signs (2026)

Chapter 67 defines a window sign at § 67-4 as "any sign that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass, either inside or outside the building, and is visible from the exterior of the structure." Unlike wall signs, monument signs, or billboards, window signs get two separate carve-outs. Section 67-6 lists the signs that "do not require an approved sign review application," and window signs are item (6) on that list, alongside flags, public signs, and instructional signs. Section 67-16 goes further and lists window signs, along with small property-number numerals and standard informational signs, among the sign types that "shall not count toward the total amount of signage allowed" on a lot, meaning a business can post window signage without eating into its permitted wall- or monument-sign allowance.

That does not make window signs unregulated. They still have to comply with the county's general prohibited-sign list in § 67-17: a window sign cannot flash, animate, use beacons or scrolling lights, and cannot depict nudity or advertise an illegal activity. There is no separate percentage-of-window-area cap written anywhere in Chapter 67; the exemption in §§ 67-6 and 67-16 is unconditional on size, and the Community Development Department, which administers the chapter under § 67-5, does not require a Sign Review Application before a business posts one.