Atlanta caps your building signs at 10% of your storefront wall, max 200 sq ft, with a 60 sq ft floor. Oversized or unpermitted signs get cited and removed. Enter your wall size for a clear read before you build.
This checks attached (wall) premise signs in Atlanta business zoning districts. Detached/pole signs, billboards, and special sign districts (Downtown, Arts District, Deep Ellum) route to a pro.
Width of the building wall your sign goes on.
Height of that wall face.
How Atlanta sizes your sign
Atlanta limits your combined building signs to 10% of your ground-floor front wall, with no single sign over 200 sq ft. There's a floor too: every business is guaranteed at least 60 sq ft regardless of wall size. You also get a maximum of 3 building signs, only one of which can be a projecting or suspended sign. Billboards are banned citywide.
This tool figures your front-wall area from your dimensions, applies the 10% rule with the 200 sq ft cap and 60 sq ft floor, and tells you where your plan stands before you commit.
Questions owners ask
How is my allowance figured?
10% of your ground-floor front wall area (width × height), capped at 200 sq ft per sign. Every business is guaranteed at least 60 sq ft even if 10% is less.
Pole or monument (detached) sign?
Detached signs follow separate rules (height, setback, spacing) and aren't covered here — we'll route you to a pro for those.
Digital / LED display?
Digital and changeable-message displays face separate restrictions (§16-28A.216) and many districts limit them. This screen covers static/illuminated attached signs.
Special sign district?
Downtown, Arts District, West End, Deep Ellum and others override these rules with committee review. If your address is in one, confirm with a pro.
Is this an official ruling?
No. It's a first-pass risk filter on the public code, not a permit or legal advice. Final dimensions are confirmed by Atlanta Building Inspection and a licensed sign contractor.