2 rules for unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Greenville County has no county-wide dark-sky ordinance for existing homes, but in its Environmentally Sensitive (ESD-PM) district, lighting must use downward or shielded fixtures and create no light spillage above the tree canopy to minimize sky glow and light pollution.
Greenville County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8:5.10 (Outdoor Lighting, ESD-PM)
Light fixtures must be aimed, located, designed, fitted and maintained so as to direct light downward and create no light spillage above the tree canopy to minimize sky glow, glare and light pollution.
Greenville County limits light trespass through its development standards. In the Environmentally Sensitive (ESD-PM) district, light trespass may measure no greater than 0.1 foot-candle at the property line with adjoining residential property, and general site lighting must use cutoff fixtures to reduce spillover.
Greenville County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 8:5.10 (Light trespass, ESD-PM)
Lighting shall use downward and/or inward facing fixtures and/or utilize light shields to limit light trespass onto adjoining residential properties, and light trespass shall measure no greater than 0.1 foot-candle at the property line with adjoining residential property.
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