2 rules for unincorporated Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
West Virginia has no statewide dark-sky law, and unincorporated Kanawha County has no dedicated lighting ordinance. Outdoor lighting is controlled through the City of Charleston's zoning performance standards and nuisance rules, mostly for commercial and multifamily projects. Rules vary by city.
No West Virginia statute limits light spilling onto a neighbor's property, and unincorporated Kanawha County has no light-trespass ordinance. Remedies come from city zoning and nuisance codes and from a common-law private-nuisance claim, not state enforcement.
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