Roswell's UDC includes lighting standards that limit light trespass onto adjacent residential property and glare visible from public streets. Commercial and multi-family lighting must be shielded; residential security lighting is treated as a §8.8.3 nuisance if it shines into neighboring bedrooms.
Roswell's UDC lighting provisions require that exterior lighting on commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family properties use full-cutoff or shielded fixtures so direct light is contained on-site. Light trespass at adjacent residential property lines is generally limited to 0.5 foot-candles or less, measured vertically at the property line. Glare from any source visible from a public street that creates a hazard is prohibited. Residential single-family security lighting is not subject to the foot-candle measurement but is enforceable under §8.8.3 as a nuisance if it shines directly into neighboring windows. The city has no formal dark-sky designation but the UDC lighting rules effectively serve the same function in commercial corridors.
Non-compliant commercial lighting is a UDC violation enforced at site-plan and final inspection; existing lighting that exceeds trespass limits can be ordered modified. Residential light-trespass complaints are handled through Code Enforcement under §8.8.3.
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