Outdoor Lighting in Charleston, SC (2026)
1 verified outdoor lighting rules for Charleston, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Billboard Lighting
Charleston requires every sign, including the off-premises billboards allowed in the Heavy Industrial district, to shield its light source from nearby residential buildings and streets and avoid glare bright enough to be a hazard, and bars any sign from using a light-reflecting background.
Charleston Billboard and Sign Lighting Rules
Light RestrictionsCharleston, SC Zoning Ordinance § 54-410(b)-(c)
b.Light sources to illuminate signs shall be shielded from all adjacent residential buildings and streets and shall not be of such brightness so as to cause glare hazardous to pedestrians or automobile drivers or so as to create a nuisance to adjacent residential districts.c.Signs shall not have light reflecting background, but may use light reflecting lettering.
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Charleston city rules.
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