# Sign Regulations in Adel, Georgia

Sign permit rules, size and height limits, setbacks, and ordinance citations for Adel, Georgia, compiled by PermitPal from the jurisdiction's published municipal code.

- **Jurisdiction:** Adel, Georgia (GA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/georgia/adel
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-07
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/GA/Adel/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH54PARE_S54-4REDESINO)

## At a glance

Adel, Georgia regulates 4 sign types across 1 zoning district. Freestanding Signs in the General Regulations For All Zones zoning district are capped at 20 feet above ground level tall and 20 square feet (Sec. Sec. 6-134(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8)).

## Sign rules by zoning district (1 zone)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 4 | 20 feet above ground level | 20 square feet | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wall Sign - Exterior Wall | — | 5% of gross wall area per wall, up to two exterior walls | — | — | Maximum two (one per exterior wall, up to two walls) | Exterior wall of licensed premises, below roof/floor line as noted | — | Sec. 6-134(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) |
| Freestanding Sign | 20 feet above ground level | 20 square feet | — | — | One | On licensed premise, exterior | — | Sec. 6-134(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) |
| Interior Sign (Not Visible from Exterior) | — | — | — | — | — | Interior of building, not visible from exterior | — | Sec. 6-134(10), (11) |
| Interior Sign (Visible from Exterior) | — | — | — | — | — | Any interior sign visible from the exterior is prohibited if it refers to alcoholic beverage price or availability for consumption upon the premises. | — | Sec. 6-134(10) |

## Prohibited signs in Adel

- No sign, signage, or other visual media of any type or nature whatsoever relative to alcoholic beverages shall be located upon the exterior of any building located upon the licensed premises or upon any unenclosed portion of the licensed premises except as specifically authorized in Sec. 6-134.
- No signage authorized on the exterior (wall or freestanding) shall be illuminated in any manner nor shall any letter or lettering utilized exceed eight inches in height.
- No exterior or freestanding signage shall make any reference to the price of any alcoholic beverage.
- No exterior or freestanding signage shall make any reference to the availability of alcoholic beverages for consumption upon the licensed premises (except the use of the word 'lounge' by restaurants with a lounge as defined in the ordinance).
- No sign, signage, or other visual media located upon the interior of any building relative to the price of any alcoholic beverage or to the availability of alcoholic beverages for consumption upon the premises shall at any time be visible from the exterior of such building.
- No sign, signage, or visual media of any type or nature whatsoever shall be erected, located, or maintained except in strict accordance with the zoning ordinance of the city.
- Except as specifically permitted and authorized in Sec. 6-134, no holder of any alcoholic beverage license nor any agent, servant or employee of any business in which any alcoholic beverage license is utilized shall at any time allow or permit upon the premises licensed any sign, signage, or other visual media of any type or nature whatsoever relative to any alcoholic beverage, the price thereof, the availability thereof, or the name, logo, trademark or symbol of any brand of alcoholic beverage.

## Signs exempt from permit in Adel

- Restaurants may utilize the word 'lounge' in signage to the extent that a lounge as defined in this chapter is located upon the same premises as such restaurant.
- Nothing in Sec. 6-134 shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict the parking upon the licensed premises of a wholesale dealer or upon the licensed premises of a retail dealer for a period of time not in excess of one hour of a delivery vehicle of a licensed wholesale dealer.
- Signs, signage, and visual media relative to alcoholic beverages, the price thereof, the availability thereof for package sales and/or consumption upon the licensed premises, as licensed, and the name, logo, trademark and symbol of brands of alcoholic beverages are permitted within the interior of that portion of the building in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is conducted, except to the extent prohibited in subsection (10) of Sec. 6-134 and subject to other provisions in the chapter.
- This section does not prohibit the dispensing of malt beverages in pitchers or jumbo sizes at usual, customary, or established retail prices at all times the business is open (see Sec. 6-130(c)).

## Sign plan & submission notes

- All signage must be erected, located, and maintained in strict accordance with the zoning ordinance of the city, which may require sign permits or plans as stipulated by the zoning code.
- No explicit requirement for a master sign plan, sign plan, or sign variance is contained in Article IV; reference is made that all signage must comply with the zoning ordinance of the city.

## Full detail

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