2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Licking County, Ohio.
Verified from official government sources
Ohio has no statewide dark-sky law, and Licking County sets no county-wide lighting standard. Outdoor lighting rules come from township zoning resolutions and the Newark, Heath, Pataskala, and Granville codes. Large data-center approvals near Intel carry their own lighting and glare conditions.
Licking County has no county-wide light-trespass ordinance. On unincorporated land, spillover glare is usually a private nuisance matter. Newark, Heath, Pataskala, and Granville enforce their own lighting and glare standards, and townships may add limits through zoning.
1 cities in Licking County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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