Outdoor Lighting in Bulloch County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bulloch County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bulloch County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Light Trespass & Shielding

Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance requires outdoor lighting fixtures on commercial and specific-use properties in unincorporated areas to be recessed and downcast so they never produce glare or a nuisance for drivers or surrounding properties, a standard repeated across dozens of supplemental use sections including Section 1427(k) for extended-stay hotels.

Bulloch County Outdoor Lighting Glare Standard

Some Restrictions

Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance § 1427(k)

(k)All outdoor lighting fixtures must be recessed and downcast and shall not produce glare or a nuisance to drivers or the surrounding properties.

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Billboard Lighting

Bulloch County's Zoning Ordinance requires every illuminated billboard in the unincorporated county to use base-mounted lights activated by photo-electric cells, bans neon, animation and running lights on billboard faces, and prohibits any billboard lighting that impairs the vision of drivers on the road.

Bulloch County Billboard Lighting Standards

Some Restrictions

Bulloch County Zoning Ordinance § 2212(a)(10)

(10)All illuminated billboards shall use base mounted lights and shall be activated by photo-electric cells. Additional lighting including, but not limited to, neon, animation and running lights is prohibited. No lighting shall impair the vision of the traveling public in any way.

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