Outdoor Lighting in Hall County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Hall County, Georgia.
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Dark Sky Rules
Hall County has no countywide dark-sky ordinance, but nonresidential development along its designated Gateway Corridor Overlay District, covering stretches of routes like S.R. 129, S.R. 53 and Thompson Bridge Road, must use semi-cutoff outdoor and security lighting under UDC § 6.2.5.D, with streetlights staggered 300 feet on-center and approved by Public Works.
Hall County Gateway Corridor Outdoor Lighting
Some RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code § 6.2.5.D
D.Outdoor lighting. 1.Streetlights. a.Streetlights must be provided on all public streets. b.The spacing of streetlights must be staggered, 300 feet on-center, along both sides of the roadway. c.All street lighting is subject to review and approval of the Hall County Public Works Department. d.All outdoor lighting must be the semi-cutoff type. 2.Semi-cutoff luminaries must be used for all secur...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Along Hall County's nine designated Gateway Corridors, the Unified Development Code requires every outdoor light fixture to use semi-cutoff optics, the shielded design that aims glare downward instead of spilling it onto neighboring parcels and passing motorists. Corridor streetlights must also be staggered 300 feet on-center and cleared by the county's Public Works Department before installation.
Hall County Gateway Corridor Lighting Rule
Some RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 6.2.5.D
D.Outdoor lighting.1.Streetlights.a.Streetlights must be provided on all public streets.b.The spacing of streetlights must be staggered, 300 feet on-center, along both sides of the roadway.c.All street lighting is subject to review and approval of the Hall County Public Works Department.d.All outdoor lighting must be the semi-cutoff type.2.Semi-cutoff luminaries must be used for all security li...
Billboard Lighting
Unincorporated Hall County flatly bans illumination of off-premises signs. Sec. 8.6.19.B.8 of the Unified Development Code allows no lighting, internal or external, on billboards, a stricter stance than the county takes on other commercial sign types.
Hall County Bars Illuminated Billboards
Heavy RestrictionsHall County Code of Ordinances § 8.6.19.B.8
8.Lighting. No illumination of off-premises signs is allowed.
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