Harnett County, NC Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)

shall be exempt from the requirements of this section," so the wall-pack cutoff, uplighting ban, and 35-foot mounting-height caps that apply to parking lots and site plans do not reach billboard fixtures. 159(I), the outdoor advertising signs subsection of the county's sign requirements. 159(I)(4) Lighting, "[d]isplay lighting of signs shall be shielded so as to prevent the direction of such light into any structure used primarily for residential purposes and into vehicles traveling on nearby roadways," and the code bars "rotating, revolving, flashing, or intermittent lighting devices" on the sign.

159(I)(7): any electronic display component must hold a static image for a minimum duration and cannot flash, scroll, or twirl. These lighting limits sit alongside the rest of the outdoor advertising package, capping display area at 500 square feet along interstate highways and 300 square feet elsewhere, requiring a 50-foot right-of-way setback, and requiring 1,500 feet of spacing between billboards. The Planning Department reviews sign plans for compliance with the shielding and no-flash requirements before a permit issues.