Cobb County Zoning Ord. §134 requires full-cutoff outdoor fixtures for new commercial and multifamily projects. Light must not exceed 0.5 foot-candles at residential property lines. No formal IDA Dark-Sky designation.
Cobb County does not have a comprehensive Dark-Sky ordinance like Flagstaff or Tucson but the Zoning Ordinance (§134 Art. V) and the Cumberland / Town Center CID design standards require new commercial, industrial, and multi-family developments to use full-cutoff (fully shielded) fixtures directing light downward. Parking-lot pole heights typically capped at 25 feet in Cobb suburban zones and 35 feet in commercial/industrial. Maximum illuminance at a residential property line abutting a commercial site: 0.5 foot-candles. LED fixtures should be 3000K or lower correlated color temperature per recent design standards. Residential accessory lighting is largely unregulated except where it creates trespass. The Dobbins ARB airfield-protection zoning overlay restricts lighting that could confuse aircraft near runway approaches. Kennesaw Mountain NBP encourages minimal ambient light for wildlife and visitor experience.
Commercial non-compliant fixture: 30-day correction notice, then $250–$1,000. Persistent or new-construction without permit: permit revocation and daily fines. Airfield-zone violations: FAA + zoning referral.
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