Outdoor Lighting in Carroll County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Dark Sky Rules
In its designated primary and secondary transportation corridors, unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia requires new streetlights to use fixtures the manufacturer certifies as dark sky friendly under County Code § 102-16, Appendix A, Article III, § 3.1(A), part of the county's Corridor Development Plan Ordinance rather than a countywide lighting rule.
Carroll County, Georgia Corridor Dark-Sky Lighting
Light RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 102-16, Appendix A, Article III, § 3.1(A)-(B) (Corridor Development Plan Ordinance)
A.Streetlights shall be provided at intersections along all public rights-of-way, when new streets or intersection improvements occur, using fixtures that are deemed dark sky friendly by the manufacturer. All street lighting shall be subject to review and approval of the county engineer. ... B.Lighting shall be provided throughout all non-residential and multi-family parking areas using box-hea...
Light Trespass & Shielding
In unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia, outdoor lighting for non-residential and multi-family development within the county's designated transportation corridor overlay must be shielded from adjacent land. The Corridor Development Plan ordinance caps glare at 0.5 footcandles measured five feet inside a neighboring property line and bars visible lamps from that same five-foot line, enforced through development-permit review.
Carroll County Corridor Lighting Glare Standard
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 102-16, Appendix A, Art. III § 3.1(B), (D), (E)
Lighting shall be designed to shield public streets and adjacent lands from direct or distracting glare, or hazardous interference of any kind. Direct or distracting glare is defined as 0.5 footcandles of illumination from the source at a distance of five feet inside the property line of an adjacent property owner. ... All lighting, except streetlights, whether affixed to a structure or free-st...
Billboard Lighting
Outdoor advertising signs, Carroll County's term for billboards, may only use LED illumination meeting Georgia's O.C.G.A. § 32-6-75 standard or traditional top-mounted down-lighting capped at 20,000 lumens under Code § 78-6(b)(3)g. The rule sits inside the unincorporated county's off-premise sign standards and does not reach billboards inside Carrollton or Villa Rica.
Carroll County, GA: Billboard Lighting Limits
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 78-6(b)(3)g
Lighting. Outdoor advertising signs may be lighted using L.E.D. illumination subject to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 32-6-75, as amended or traditional down-lighting up to 20,000 lumen with top-mounted shielded illumination.
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