Madison County has no dark-sky lighting ordinance, and Alabama has no statewide dark-sky law for private property. Shielded or full-cutoff lighting requirements come only from HOA deed restrictions, not the county or state.
No Madison County ordinance requires dark-sky-compliant or shielded lighting on private homes and businesses, and Alabama has no statewide dark-sky statute. Although the county zones unincorporated land, its zoning ordinance does not impose full-cutoff or lumen limits on residential lighting near Hazel Green, Meridianville, or Harvest. Any such rule comes from recorded HOA deed restrictions and subdivision covenants. Huntsville and Madison may adopt their own lighting standards inside their limits. Enforcement of a private covenant runs through the HOA, never the county. Monte Sano and rural North Alabama skies stay dark by low density, not by ordinance.
The county issues no dark-sky citations to private property owners because no ordinance applies. HOAs enforce lighting covenants through civil action, and any city lighting standard is enforced by that municipality, not the county.
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