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Outdoor Lighting in South Fulton, GA (2026)

2 verified outdoor lighting rules for South Fulton, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

South Fulton has a dark-sky-oriented Outdoor Lighting ordinance (Section 408 of the Zoning Ordinance). It requires nonexempt fixtures to be full cutoff (no light above horizontal), bans mercury vapor lamps, neon, searchlights and very intense lighting over 200,000 lumens, and exempts holiday, pool, and short-duration motion-sensor lighting.

South Fulton Outdoor Lighting / Dark Sky Rules

Some Restrictions

Light Trespass

South Fulton's Outdoor Lighting standard (Section 408.06) caps light trespass at property lines. Fixtures must be aimed or shielded to minimize stray light, with a maximum of 1.0 foot-candle at a property line abutting a residential or agricultural use, and 1.5 foot-candles abutting office, institutional, commercial, or industrial uses.

South Fulton Light Trespass Rules

Some Restrictions

Looking for Fulton County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement South Fulton city rules.

Outdoor Lighting in Fulton County