# Sign Regulations in Millen, Georgia

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Millen, Georgia (GA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/georgia/millen
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-08
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/GA/Millen/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH30SI)

## At a glance

Millen, Georgia regulates 23 sign types across 4 zoning districts. Ground Sign - Not Part of a Planned Office Centers in the Office District zoning district are capped at 24 ft maximum (Table 30-29.3, office districts) tall and 24 sq ft, with a 5 ft minimum from right-of-way (Table 30-29.3), but not less than 2 ft (Sec. 30-21) setback (Sec. Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3). Most commercial signs in Millen require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (4 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Residential District | 5 | — | 36 sq ft | — |
| Office District | 9 | No wall sign to exceed height of tallest building on lot (Sec. 30-20) | 48 sq ft | — |
| Commercial District,Industrial District | 9 | No wall sign to exceed height of tallest building on lot (Sec. 30-20) | 96 sq ft | — |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 10 | No part extends above highest roof portion | 40 sq ft | — |

## Zone-by-zone sign requirements (sample of 3 of 4 zones)

### Office District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 sq ft per sign face | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21); 5 ft min for temporary sign (Sec. 30-18(1)d) | 1 per property frontage | Per property frontage; not on thoroughfare side of setback line; must be at least 2 ft from right-of-way | — | Sec. 30-18; Table 30-29.1 |
| Subdivision Monument | — | 36 sq ft | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21) | 2 per entrance | At primary entrances to subdivision | — | Sec. 30-22(1); Table 30-29.1 |
| Accessory Announcement Sign | — | 8 sq ft | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21) | 1 | — | — | Table 30-29.1 |
| Ground Sign - Not Part of a Planned Office Center | 24 ft maximum (Table 30-29.3, office districts) | 24 sq ft | — | 5 ft minimum from right-of-way (Table 30-29.3), but not less than 2 ft (Sec. 30-21) | 1 per road frontage | Per road frontage | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3 |
| Wall Sign (Option 1) | No wall sign to exceed height of tallest building on lot (Sec. 30-20) | 1 sq ft per LF of store frontage or 32 sq ft maximum | — | — | 2 per building | Building facade | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3; Sec. 30-20 |
| Ground Sign - In Planned Office Center | 24 ft maximum (Table 30-29.3) | 48 sq ft | — | 5 ft minimum from right-of-way (Table 30-29.3), but not less than 2 ft (Sec. 30-21) | 1 per road frontage | Per road frontage (Planned Center only) | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3 |
| Wall Sign, Marquee Sign, or Canopy Sign (Option 1) | — | 1 sq ft per LF of store frontage or 32 sq ft maximum | — | — | 2 per establishment | On building; vertical clearance of 9 ft from sidewalk/private drive/parking, 12 ft from public street (Table 30-29.4) | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.4 |
| Sign in Multi-tenant Building (No Frontage) | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per entrance | At entrance | — | Table 30-29.1 |

### Commercial District,Industrial District

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temporary Sign | — | 32 sq ft per sign face | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21); 5 ft min for temporary signs (Sec. 30-18(1)d) | 1 per property frontage | Per property frontage; not on thoroughfare side of sign setback line | — | Sec. 30-18; Table 30-29.1 |
| Subdivision Monument | — | 36 sq ft | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21) | 2 per entrance | At primary entrances to the development/subdivision | — | Sec. 30-22(1); Table 30-29.1 |
| Accessory Announcement Sign | — | 12 sq ft | — | 2 ft min from right-of-way (Sec. 30-21) | 1 | — | — | Table 30-29.1 |
| Ground Sign - Not Part of Planned Center | 24 ft maximum (Table 30-29.3) | 48 sq ft (Commercial/Industrial) | — | 5 ft min from right-of-way (Table 30-29.3), but 2 ft minimum allowed (Sec. 30-21) | 1 per road frontage | Per road frontage | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3 |
| Wall Sign (Option 1) | No wall sign to exceed height of tallest building on lot (Sec. 30-20) | 1 sq ft per LF of store frontage, or 48 sq ft maximum | — | — | 2 per building | Building facade | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3; Sec. 30-20 |
| Ground Sign - In Planned Center | 24 ft maximum (Table 30-29.3) | 96 sq ft | — | 5 ft min (Table 30-29.3), may be affected by adjacent residential zone per Table note (7 ft setback → 7 ft height limit) | 1 per road frontage | Per road frontage in planned industrial/commercial center | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.3 |
| Wall Sign, Marquee Sign, or Canopy Sign (Option 1) | — | 1 sq ft per LF store frontage or 48 sq ft max | — | — | 2 per establishment | On building; clearance: 9 ft from sidewalk/drive/parking, 12 ft from street (Table 30-29.4) | — | Table 30-29.1; Table 30-29.4 |
| Sign in Multi-tenant Building (No Frontage) | — | 32 sq ft | — | — | 1 per entrance | At entrance | — | Table 30-29.1 |

### General Regulations For All Zones

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banner (Temporary) | — | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 per business or tenant | Securely attached to building or permanent structure | — | Sec. 30-18(2) |
| Pennants and Streamers (Temporary) | — | — | — | — | — | Securely attached to a building or other permanent structure on the lot | — | Sec. 30-18(2)d |
| Building Marker | — | 4 sq ft | — | — | 1 per building | Building (cut into masonry or permanent material) | — | Table 30-29.4 |
| Canopy Sign | — | Up to 25% of vertical canopy surface | — | — | 1 per occupant | On canopy/awning structure | — | Table 30-29.4 |
| Marquee Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per occupant | On marquee structure | — | Table 30-29.4 |
| Suspended Sign | — | — | — | — | 1 per entrance | Suspended from horizontal plane surface at entrance | — | Table 30-29.4 |
| Portable Sign | — | 20 sq ft | — | — | 1 per site (if allowed) | — | — | Table 30-29.4 |
| Roof Sign, Integral | No part extends above highest roof portion | — | — | — | 2 per principal building | On roof, integral part | — | Table 30-29.4; Sec. 30-5 |

## Prohibited signs in Millen

- All signs not expressly permitted by this chapter, or exempt from regulation, are prohibited.
- Beacons are prohibited.
- Pennants and streamers not in accordance with this chapter are prohibited.
- Strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, except those exempt under this chapter, are prohibited.
- Inflatable signs and tethered balloons not in accordance with this chapter are prohibited.
- Signs painted on or attached to trees, fence posts, rocks, or other natural features, telephone or utility poles, or painted on the roofs of buildings visible from any public thoroughfare are prohibited.
- Signs using the words 'stop,' 'danger,' or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in a manner that misleads, confuses, or distracts a vehicle driver are prohibited.
- Trailer signs are prohibited.
- Roof signs are prohibited.
- Any sign or sign structure other than freestanding and vertical wall extension, any portion of which extends above the parapet, building roofline, or canopy against which the sign is located, is prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Millen

- Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.
- Any sign not legible from a distance of more than three feet beyond the lot line of the lot or parcel on which such sign is located.
- Works of art that do not include a commercial message.
- Holiday signs with no commercial message.
- Private street name and traffic control signs on private property, such as 'Stop,' 'Yield' and similar signs, provided such signs meet city transportation standards and contain no commercial message.
- 'No Trespassing,' 'No Hunting,' 'No Fishing,' 'No Loitering,' and like signs not exceeding one square foot in area.
- Incidental signs as defined by this chapter.
- Identification signs for home occupations, provided that only one unlighted sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, may be permitted on any lot.
- A temporary sign placed in a residential district.

## Sign plan & submission notes

- No permit shall be issued for an individual sign requiring a permit unless and until a master signage plan or a common signage plan for the lot on which the sign will be erected has been submitted to and approved by the city as conforming with this chapter.
- For any lot on which the owner proposes to erect one or more signs requiring a permit, unless such lot is included in a common signage plan, the owner shall submit to the city a master signage plan.
- If owners of two or more contiguous lots, or the owner of a single lot with more than one building, file a common signage plan, a 25 percent increase in maximum total sign area is allowed for each included lot.
- A master or common signage plan shall be included in any development plan, site plan, planned unit development plan, or other official plan required by the city and shall be processed simultaneously with such other plan.
- A master or common signage plan may be amended by filing a new plan that conforms with current requirements. Amendments relating to design consistency must follow the original approval procedure.
- When a master or common signage plan is filed for a property with existing nonconforming signs, it shall include a schedule for bringing all signs into conformance with the plan or current ordinance.
- After approval of a master or common signage plan, no sign shall be erected, placed, painted, or maintained except in conformance with such plan.

## Full detail

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