# Sign Regulations in Flowery Branch, Georgia

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Flowery Branch, Georgia (GA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/georgia/flowery-branch
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/GA/Flowery_Branch/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=APXCZOOR_ART24SI)

## At a glance

Flowery Branch, Georgia regulates 24 sign types across 7 zoning districts. Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage)s in the O-P (Office-Professional), INST (Institutional) zoning district are capped at 10 ft. tall and 48 sq.ft., with a 2 ft. setback (Sec. Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(d), 24.24(b),(c)). Most commercial signs in Flowery Branch require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (7 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 7 | Banner: 15 ft | Banner: 32 sq.ft.; Temporary ground signs: 4 sq.ft. each per frontage, max 2 per frontage (or 3 per frontage for multi-tenant situations) | — |
| A (Agricultural), R-1 (Residential Low-Density), R-2 (Residential Moderate-Density), R-3 (Residential Multi-Family), MHP, TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) | 5 | 6 ft. (Except subdivision monument may be 8 ft.) | 32 sq.ft. | — |
| O-P (Office-Professional), INST (Institutional) | 11 | 10 ft. | 96 sq.ft. | — |
| NS (Neighborhood Shopping), CBD (Central Business District) | 11 | 10 ft. | 96 sq.ft. | — |
| HB (Highway Business), M-1 (Light Industrial / Light Manufacturing and Industrial), M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing and Industrial) | 13 | 100 ft. (Within 660 ft. of I-985 ROW) | 672 sq.ft. | — |
| PUD (Planned Unit Development) | 1 | — | Per zoning approval or per comparable district sign code if none was established at approval. | — |
| Historic District | 1 | — | — | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 7 zones)

### O-P (Office-Professional), INST (Institutional)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 10 ft. | 48 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per road frontage on interstate | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(d), 24.24(b),(c) |
| Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 10 ft. | 24 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per frontage | 1 per road frontage | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(d) |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 10 ft. | 96 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per frontage on interstate highway | — | Table 24.2 |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 10 ft. | 48 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per frontage | 1 per frontage | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign (Single Tenant) | Cannot exceed height of building. | — | — | — | 1 per frontage | On building wall facing a road, interstate highway, or driveway frontage. | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.19 |
| Wall Sign (Multiple Tenants) | Cannot exceed building height. | — | — | — | 1 per frontage per tenant | On tenant wall facing road/interstate/driveway | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign, Secondary (Buildings ≥ 16,000 sq.ft.) | — | 35 sq.ft. (all secondary wall signs in aggregate) | — | — | 2 per frontage | Principal building frontage. 2 per principal building frontage only. | — | Table 24.2 |
| Temporary Ground Sign (For sale/rent/lease/construction, Interstate Frontage) | — | 24 sq.ft. | — | — | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per road frontage on interstate highway | — | Table 24.2 |

### NS (Neighborhood Shopping), CBD (Central Business District)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 10 ft. | 72 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per road frontage on interstate | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(c), 24.24(b),(c) |
| Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 10 ft. | 24 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per road frontage | 1 per road frontage | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(c) |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 10 ft. | 96 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per frontage on interstate | — | Table 24.2 |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 10 ft. | 48 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per frontage | 1 per frontage | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign (Single Tenant) | Cannot exceed building height | — | — | — | 1 per frontage | On building wall facing a road, interstate highway, or driveway frontage. | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.19 |
| Wall Sign (Multiple Tenants) | Cannot exceed building height | — | — | — | 1 per frontage per tenant | Leased premises wall facing road/interstate/driveway | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign, Secondary (Buildings ≥ 16,000 sq.ft.) | — | 35 sq.ft. (aggregate of all secondary wall signs) | — | — | 2 per frontage | Principal building frontage. 2 secondary signs per frontage. | — | Table 24.2 |
| Temporary Ground Sign (For sale/rent/lease/construction, Interstate Frontage) | — | 32 sq.ft. | — | — | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per road frontage on interstate highway | — | Table 24.2 |

### HB (Highway Business), M-1 (Light Industrial / Light Manufacturing and Industrial), M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing and Industrial)

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 15 ft. (or 30 ft. for lots ≥35 acres fronting on I-985 interchange, up to 2 ground signs at 30 ft.) | 96 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per road frontage on interstate | — | Table 24.2; Sec. 24.18(a), (b), 24.24 |
| Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 15 ft. | 48 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per frontage | 1 per road frontage | — | Table 24.2; Sec. 24.18(b) |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (Interstate Frontage) | 15 ft. | 135 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per interstate frontage | 1 per interstate frontage | — | Table 24.2 |
| Multi-Tenant Ground Sign (All Other Routes) | 15 ft. | 96 sq.ft. | — | 2 ft. | 1 per frontage | 1 per frontage | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign (Single Tenant) | Cannot exceed building height | — | — | — | 1 per frontage | On building wall facing a road, interstate highway, or driveway frontage. | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.19 |
| Wall Sign (Multiple Tenants) | Cannot exceed building height | — | — | — | 1 per frontage per tenant | Leased premises wall facing road/interstate/driveway | — | Table 24.2 |
| Wall Sign, Secondary (Buildings ≥ 16,000 sq.ft.) | — | 35 sq.ft. (aggregate all secondary wall signs) | — | — | 2 per frontage | Principal building frontage. 2 per frontage. | — | Table 24.2 |
| Highway Sign | 100 ft. (Within 660 ft. of I-985 ROW) | 672 sq.ft. | — | — | 1 per 1,000 ft. of I-985 frontage | 1 per each 1,000 linear ft. of frontage on I-985, spaced no closer than 660 ft. from another highway sign | — | Table 24.2, Sec. 24.18(a), 24.32 |

## Prohibited signs in Flowery Branch

- Animated signs, but not including multiple-message signs and multiple-message signs, electronic, as defined.
- Derelict signs.
- Inflatable signs, except as may be permitted in association with a temporary event approved by the Zoning Administrator.
- Pennants, streamers, and wind-blown or air-blown devices.
- Portable signs.
- Roof signs.
- Signs painted on or attached to a utility pole, or painted on or attached to tree, rock or other natural feature.
- Signs lit with neon, including neon lighting outlining of windows, doors, or other parts of a building or structure, but excluding incidental signs internal to an establishment and not visible at a distance of more than two feet outside the establishment.
- Signs attached to freestanding walls (including retaining walls) or fences or poles.
- Any flag for which there is no symbol, emblem, text, number, or copy whatsoever on the flag (i.e., colored flags with no message).
- Any sign erected or maintained where, by reason of its position, wording, illumination, size, shape or color, it may obstruct the view of oncoming vehicles or impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic control sign, signal, or device. No sign shall contain or be an imitation of an official governmental traffic control sign, signal, or emergency vehicle device.
- Any sign erected, located, or maintained in such a manner as to interfere with safe and free ingress and egress of any door, emergency exit, driveway, street, or roadway.
- Any sign that interferes with utilities such as water mains and hydrants, sanitary sewerage, gas, electricity, and communications equipment or lines, or that interfere with natural or manmade storm water drainage facilities.
- Strings of lighted bulbs, except as part of holiday decorations.
- Signs in single-family residential zoning districts shall not be illuminated.
- Neon tubing shall not be permitted.
- No sign shall be erected, placed, established, painted, created, or maintained, except in conformance with this Article.
- No sign or advertising device shall be erected for the same establishment on the same lot with an existing nonconforming sign until the nonconforming sign has been removed or made to conform to the provisions of this Article.
- Sequencing of messages prohibited on electronic multiple message signs (i.e., using two or more successive screens to convey a message that will fit on one screen).

## Signs exempt from permit in Flowery Branch

- Flags, as many as four per lot, when designed and displayed in a way that allows for routine, daily raising and lowering of the flags, not exceeding forty (40) square feet. Poles for such flags shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.
- Street address identifiers and building identification numbers on multi-tenant buildings which are essential to the location of such buildings.
- Signs not oriented or intended to be legible from a public right-of-way, private road or driveway, or other private property. Signs or stickers designed to be read only from close range (i.e., five feet), attached to a device or structure more than twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way of a road, not to exceed one (1) square foot each sign or sticker.
- Display boards located next to drive-through lanes, not exceeding six (6) feet in height or thirty-six (36) square feet in area.
- Signs erected more than two (2) feet inside a building.
- Building markers and integral decorative or architectural features.
- Traffic safety and traffic directional signs, installed within the right-of-way of a public street under the authority of the government with jurisdiction.
- Traffic safety and traffic directional signs (including direction of travel, speed limits, etc.) along private streets and driveways, and in off-street parking lots that are installed per the requirements of this ordinance and/or the Zoning Administrator and which do not exceed four (4) square feet each.
- Directory signs for multi-tenant developments, as defined by this Article, which do not exceed four (4) square feet each nor six (6) feet in height.
- Public notice signs and signs of a public interest, erected by or on the order of a public officer in the performance of his duty.
- Holiday lights and decorations.
- Handicapped parking signs, when required per local, state or federal law.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- A uniform sign plan is required for any multi-tenant nonresidential development containing three or more buildings before any building signs or freestanding signs for the development or the development's tenants may be erected on the property.
- Uniform sign plans, when required or when proposed for purposes of modifying the requirements of this Article, must consist of drawings/specifications and design standards to ensure coordinated signage.
- For signs in the PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning district, submission and approval of a uniform sign plan is required if sign permissions have not been previously approved as part of the zoning approval for the development or the sign has not been otherwise permitted and erected.
- If an applicant desires to erect a larger size sign than what is exempted, but said sign is not allowed, approval of a variance in accordance with the provisions of this Article is required.
- Certificate of Appropriateness is required for signs located in a designated historic district or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission.
- If plans are required for the issuance of a building permit for a sign, they must be certified as to conformance with structural and wind-load resistive standards.
- A public hearing before City Council is required for any sign variance request.
- Changeable electronic multiple message signs require additional permit requirements, including technical schematics, lighting reports, and engineering certification, as part of the permit application, on top of all general sign permit requirements.

## Full detail

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