Paulding County has no residential dark-sky ordinance, and Georgia has no statewide dark-sky law. The zoning code instead limits glare from parking and commercial lighting, requiring it be aimed away from neighboring homes.
Paulding County does not impose full-cutoff or dark-sky standards on ordinary homes, and Georgia has no statewide dark-sky statute. What the zoning ordinance does regulate is glare from parking, loading, and commercial lighting: fixtures serving parking and loading areas must be arranged to reflect light away from adjoining premises in a residential district, and parking-lot lighting must not cast glare onto adjacent streets or properties. Around Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, the airport overlay district adds a light-attenuation standard so outside lighting does not interfere with aircraft. Residential light disputes otherwise fall to HOA covenants or a civil nuisance claim.
Non-compliant commercial or parking-lot lighting draws a correction notice from Community Development and can hold up permits or certificates of occupancy. There is no residential dark-sky penalty because no such county rule exists.
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