Outdoor Lighting in Darlington County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Darlington County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Darlington County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Billboard Lighting
Darlington County requires outdoor advertising sign lighting to be shielded and indirect so beams never hit the street a sign faces, and it caps any lighting-related brightness increase at 0.3 foot-candles over ambient levels. Ground-mounted lighting fixtures aimed at a billboard are banned outright under Section 15.8.
Darlington County Billboard Lighting Limits
Some RestrictionsDarlington County Development Standards Ordinance, Appendix A § 15.8
1.Outdoor advertising signs that are lighted must be constructed and maintained in order to effectively shield or prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion the street or road on which the sign is directing the message.2.No outdoor advertising sign shall be permitted with lighting of such brilliance or intensity as to cause glare or impair the vision of the drivers of any...
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