Rankin County has no dark-sky ordinance. Brandon, Pearl, and Flowood require shielded fixtures at new commercial sites through zoning review. JAN airspace near the airport has separate FAA lighting rules. No state dark-sky law exists.
Neither Rankin County nor its municipalities have adopted formal dark-sky ordinances or International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) model provisions. The zoning ordinances of Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, and Richland typically require fully shielded (full-cutoff) fixtures at new commercial and multi-family developments, with spillover limits at residential district boundaries enforced during site plan review. Residential porch lights, security lights, and decorative lighting face no lumen or color-temperature restrictions. Properties near Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN, in nearby Flowood/Pearl) face FAA Part 77 lighting considerations - no upward-pointing lasers, spotlights, or beams that could interfere with pilots. The Ross Barnett Reservoir shoreline and rural areas around Puckett, Sandhill, and Pelahatchie retain reasonably dark skies but receive sky glow from the I-20/US-80/MS-25 corridor and from Jackson across the Pearl River. HOAs in Castlewoods, Bridgewater, and Lake Caroline commonly impose their own fixture standards.
Commercial fixture non-compliance at new development: zoning certificate withheld until correction. No residential fines. HOA violations handled privately. FAA hazard lighting complaints near JAN: FAA enforcement separate from local.
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