# Sign Regulations in Vienna, Georgia

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

- **Jurisdiction:** Vienna, Georgia (GA)
- **Canonical page:** https://permitpal.io/sign-regulations/georgia/vienna
- **Data last verified:** 2025-05-09
- **Source:** [municode municipal code](https://library.municode.com/GA/Vienna/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH14BUBUCO_ARTIVINSI)

## At a glance

Vienna, Georgia regulates 12 sign types across 2 zoning districts. Outdoor Advertising Signs in the Commercial or industrial zoning district are capped at 30 ft tall, 12 ft x 50 ft (600 sq ft), and 50 ft wide, with a At least 10 ft from property/right-of-way line; Minimum 10 ft height above pavement setback (Sec. Sec. 14-143). Most commercial signs in Vienna require a permit.

## Sign rules by zoning district (2 zones)

| Zoning District | Sign Types Regulated | Max Height | Max Area | Permit Required |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Regulations For All Zones | 11 | 25 ft above elevation of roof | 40 sq ft | — |
| Commercial or industrial | 1 | 30 ft | 12 ft x 50 ft (600 sq ft) | — |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Occupation Sign | — | 2 sq ft | — | — | 1 | On premises of home occupation | — | Sec. 14-136 |
| Signs of Work Under Construction | — | 40 sq ft | — | — | 1 | Upon premises of work under construction, alteration, or removal | — | Sec. 14-137 |
| Temporary Subdivision Sign | — | 40 sq ft | — | — | — | On premises of subdivision development | — | Sec. 14-138 |
| Private Directional Sign | — | 6 sq ft | 4 ft | — | Not more than one per 500 feet of frontage | Indicating location/direction of premises under development; not upon such premises | — | Sec. 14-139 |
| Roof Sign | 25 ft above elevation of roof | — | — | — | 1 per building | On roof of building | — | Sec. 14-140 |
| Wall Sign (Front Surface) | — | — | — | — | — | On front surface of building | — | Sec. 14-141(1) |
| Wall Sign (Side or Rear Surface) | — | — | — | — | — | On side or rear surface of building | — | Sec. 14-141(2) |
| Wall Sign - Projecting (Flat Against Wall) | — | — | — | — | — | Attached flat against a building wall | — | Sec. 14-141(3) |

### Commercial or industrial

| Sign Type | Max Height | Max Area | Max Width | Setback | Signs Allowed | Location | Permit Required | Ordinance Citation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outdoor Advertising Sign | 30 ft | 12 ft x 50 ft (600 sq ft) | 50 ft | At least 10 ft from property/right-of-way line; Minimum 10 ft height above pavement | Maximum 3 per quadrant of an interchange; 1 sign facing the same direction per location; back-to-back or V allowed | Abutting or visible from Interstate 75; only on commercial or industrial zoned land per state law; within 1,200 ft zone beginning 500 ft from pavement widening for exit/entrance ramp | — | Sec. 14-143 |

## Prohibited signs in Vienna

- No sign shall be erected or maintained unless it is in compliance with the regulations of this article.
- Signs imitating warning signals are prohibited. No sign shall display lights resembling the flashing lights customarily used in traffic signals or in police, fire, ambulance or rescue vehicles; nor shall any signs use the words, slogans, dimensional shape and size, or colors of the governmental traffic signs.
- No signs, except traffic signs and signals and informational signs erected by a public agency, are permitted within any street or highway right-of-way.
- Signs painted or attached to natural features such as trees or rocks, telephone poles, utility poles or fenceposts are prohibited.
- Fluttering ribbons and banners are prohibited.
- Signs within 300 feet of any officially designated historical site or monument, except signs pertaining to that particular site or monument, are prohibited.

## Signs exempt from permit in Vienna

- Traffic signs and signals and informational signs erected by a public agency are permitted within any street or highway right-of-way (not prohibited as other signs are).

## Full detail

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