Genesee County has no countywide dark-sky or outdoor-lighting ordinance. Any shielding, glare, or fixture-height requirements come from your city, village, or township zoning ordinance under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.
Outdoor-lighting and dark-sky standards, when they exist, are adopted by individual municipalities within Genesee County as part of their zoning ordinances under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3101 et seq.). MCL 125.3209(1) confirms a township with its own zoning ordinance is not subject to county rules. Local dark-sky provisions typically require full-cutoff, downward-directed fixtures, cap pole height, and limit light spilling past the property line, especially for commercial parking lots. Residential lighting is more lightly regulated. There is no Genesee County lighting code; check your municipal zoning office for any applicable standards.
Non-compliant lighting is a local zoning violation; correction orders and fines are set by your city or township, not the county.
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