Hinds County has no dark-sky ordinance. Jackson requires shielded fixtures at new commercial sites under zoning review but has no residential lumen caps. Mississippi has no state dark-sky law.
Neither Hinds County nor its municipalities have adopted formal dark-sky ordinances or IDA (International Dark-Sky Association) model provisions. The Jackson Zoning Ordinance requires that site lighting at new commercial and multi-family developments be fully shielded (full-cutoff fixtures) and aimed so light does not spill onto adjoining residential districts, enforced at site plan review. Residential security lighting, porch lights, and decorative lighting face no lumen or color-temperature restrictions. The Mississippi Petrified Forest (Flora) area and more rural western Hinds County still offer reasonable dark skies but receive significant sky glow from Jackson and I-20/I-55 corridor lighting. HOAs in Eastover, Reservoir, and other planned communities may impose their own fixture standards.
Commercial fixture non-compliance at new development: zoning certificate withheld until correction. No residential fines. HOA violations handled privately.
Hinds County, MS
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