2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Guilford County, North Carolina.
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Guilford County regulates outdoor lighting in unincorporated areas through Section 6.3 (Lighting) of the Unified Development Ordinance. It requires exterior lighting to be designed and shielded to limit glare and spillover onto adjacent properties and roads. The county has no formal astronomical “dark-sky” certification program.
Light spilling from one property onto a neighbor's is addressed under Section 6.3 (Lighting) of the Guilford County Unified Development Ordinance, which requires exterior lighting to be shielded and directed so glare and illumination are not cast onto adjacent properties or public streets. Persistent glare can also be a nuisance.
1 cities in Guilford County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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