Outdoor Lighting in Craven County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Craven County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Craven County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Billboard Lighting
Craven County's off-premises sign standards bar unshielded floodlights, beacons, spotlights, search lights, and stroboscopic lights on billboards, and any illumination that glares into traffic or adjacent property. Off-premises sign lighting must be shielded so beams never shine directly onto the roadway.
Billboard Lighting Rules in Craven County
Some RestrictionsCraven County Code ch. 41, art. VII, §§ 206(1)(a)-(b), 208(1)(c)
a.No floodlights shall be utilized as a part of a sign illumination system which are not hooded or shielded so that the light source is not visible from any public right-of-way or adjacent property, nor shall any sign otherwise reflect or emit a glaring light so as to impair driver vision.b.No sign illumination system shall contain or utilize any beacon, spot, search or stroboscopic light or re...
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