2 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Paulding County has no residential dark-sky ordinance, and Georgia has no statewide dark-sky law. The zoning code instead limits glare from parking and commercial lighting, requiring it be aimed away from neighboring homes.
Paulding County Zoning Ordinance, App. A, Art. VII (Off-Street Parking and Loading)
Any light used to illuminate any parking/loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect light away from adjoining premises in a residential district.
Paulding County sets no residential foot-candle light-trespass limit. The zoning code controls glare from parking and commercial fixtures, and the airport overlay requires lighting near the airport to prevent spillage and glare toward aircraft.
Paulding County Zoning Ordinance, App. A (Paulding Airport Mixed-Use Overlay District, light attenuation standard)
all outside lighting shall be designed to prevent direct glare, light spillage, or hazardous interference with aircraft operation and flight patterns.
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