Outdoor Lighting in Walker County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Walker County, Georgia.
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Dark Sky Rules
Walker County Code § 22-521(b) and (f) require Chickamauga Battlefield Corridor Overlay District commercial lighting to be fully shielded or cut-off, cap parking-lot fixtures at 9,500 initial lamp lumens, and limit outdoor lighting mounting height to 37 feet above finished grade to curb glare and skyglow.
Corridor Dark-Sky Lighting Shielding Rules
Some RestrictionsWalker County Code § 22-521(b), (f)(3)-(4)
(b)Exterior lighting of the building and site should be designed so that light is not directed off the site, and the light source is shielded from direct off-site viewing. All outdoor light fixtures should be fully shielded or be designed or provided with light angle cut-offs, so as to eliminate uplighting, spill light, and glare. ... (3)For yard and parking lot lighting fixtures other than flo...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Walker County Code § 22-521(e)-(f) requires Chickamauga Battlefield Corridor Overlay District lighting layouts to minimize light trespass onto neighboring properties, forcing floodlights to aim at least 60 degrees down from vertical or be shielded so no lamp or lens is visible from off the property.
Corridor Light Trespass Onto Neighbors Barred
Some RestrictionsWalker County Code § 22-521(e), (f)(1)
(e)Select lighting layouts and fixtures that minimize glare, light trespass, shadows, excessive light levels, skyglow and inaccurate color rendition. ... (f)To minimize glare, and light trespass onto neighbors' properties or public rights-of-way:(1)For flood lights and flood lamps, aim fixtures down at least 60 degrees from vertical. For fixtures installed less than 60 degrees down from vertica...
Billboard Lighting
Under Walker County Code § 22-521(k), lighted off-premises advertising signs, meaning billboards, in the Chickamauga Battlefield Corridor Overlay District's commercial design guidelines must switch off between 11:30 p.m. and the following sunset, as part of the county's broader exterior-lighting standards for Corridor development along US 27.
Walker County Corridor Billboard Lighting Curfew
Light RestrictionsWalker County Code § 22-521(k)
(k)Lighted outdoor advertising off-premises signs should be switched off between the hours 11:30 p.m. and the following sunset.
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