Pageland, SC Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

Appendix A addresses light trespass onto neighboring property in two separate accessory-use sections rather than one stand-alone lighting chapter. 7, part of the off-street parking design standards that apply whenever a site needs more than 10 parking spaces, requires that adequate lighting be provided if the spaces are used at night and that the lighting equipment be arranged so that light does not interfere with traffic or adjoining residential areas. That puts the burden on the property owner installing parking-lot fixtures to aim and shield them so the glare stops at the property line rather than washing over a neighbor's yard or window.

5 covers a second common source of nighttime glare: backyard swimming pools, tennis courts, and other recreational uses. These uses are already confined to the required rear yard and setback area, no closer than 10 feet to the nearest property line, and the same subsection requires that they have all lighting shielded or directed away from adjoining residences. A pool light or court floodlight aimed across the fence line at a neighbor's house violates this requirement even if the pool or court itself meets every setback.

Neither section sets a numeric footcandle limit at the property line; both rely on the shielded-or-directed-away standard, leaving the Zoning Administrator to judge compliance fixture by fixture during site plan review or in response to a neighbor complaint.