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Outdoor Lighting in Greenwood County, SC (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Light Trespass & Shielding

Greenwood County's zoning performance standards ban glare that is visible at the property line from any nonresidential use, covering floodlights, welding, and high-temperature processing alike. The same glare standard governs parking lot lighting. Homeowners installing pools, tennis courts, or a day care get an added rule: all outdoor lighting must be shielded or aimed away from neighboring residences.

Greenwood County Outdoor Lighting Glare Limit

Some Restrictions

Greenwood County Code § 6-3-113(9)

All nonresidential uses shall comply with the standards set forth in this section regulating the emission or existence of dangerous, detrimental and objectionable elements. ( ... 9)Glare. ... There shall be no direct or sky-reflected glare, whether from floodlights, high-temperature processing, combustion, welding or otherwise, so as to be visible at the property line.

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