Glynn County, GA Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

3(a) of the Glynn County Zoning Ordinance sets the core light-trespass limit: direct or reflected illumination from an exterior light may not exceed five-tenths of a foot-candle above background, measured at the lot line of any adjoining residential district, the residential portion of a Planned Development, a recorded single-family subdivision in an FA Forest Agricultural district, or any street right-of-way. 3(b) adds a separate ban on off-site light spillover that produces a glare creating a safety or traffic hazard, regardless of the foot-candle reading. 4 lists prohibited fixture types outright: subsection (d) bars any lamp or bulb not enclosed within a light fixture, aside from seasonal, accent or landscape ornamental lighting, if it is visible beyond the property line where it sits, and subsection (g) flatly prohibits floodlights, security lighting or similar equipment, whether or not wall-mounted, directed toward any residential district or subdivision.

The same section also bans blinking, flashing or color-changing fixtures, lights that could be mistaken for a traffic control device, laser-source fixtures and exposed rare-gas tubing. 5: the county investigates the reported lighting, and if it is not in compliance, the property owner must implement corrective measures or risk suspension or revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy.