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Outdoor Lighting in Grove City, OH (2026)

2 verified outdoor lighting rules for Grove City, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

Grove City Zoning 1137.09 requires outdoor lighting to be full-cutoff (fully shielded) for commercial and multi-family development. No statewide Ohio dark-sky law. Residential exterior lighting is not regulated for shielding unless it creates a nuisance.

Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules

Some Restrictions

Light Trespass

Grove City Nuisance Code Chapter 660.12 treats excessive light crossing property lines as a public nuisance when it substantially interferes with neighboring property use. No specific foot-candle threshold for residential trespass; handled case-by-case by Code Enforcement.

Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass

Some Restrictions

Looking for Franklin County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Grove City city rules.

Outdoor Lighting in Franklin County