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Cobb County
Street lighting is regulated by Chapter 6 of the Cobb County Code. The
American National Standard Practice for Roadway Lighting of the
Illuminating Engineering Society, approved by the American National
Standards Institute in 1983 is the adopted standard for the installation and
operation of lighting in unincorporated areas of the county. Street lighting is
powered through Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC),
Marietta Power, Georgia Power, and Greystone.
City of Smyrna
Street lighting as well as lighting for sidewalks and parks are provided by
Georgia Power, Cobb EMC, and Greystone Power.
Lighting standards are more specific in the Urban District, which is Smyrna’s
downtown. Within the Urban District, lighting must emulate historical
gaslights. This lighting is intended to provide safe sidewalks and parking
areas. Additionally, lighting is used on storefronts to uplight mounted
signage such as addresses and business names.
Cobb County employs a street light program which provides over
44,000 street lights throughout the county. Most of the street lights are
within the county’s street light districts which are used to fund street lights
that are installed when developers build new roads. LED options are
available for these street lights.
City of Marietta
The City of Marietta Public Works Department Streets Division is responsible
for maintaining all rights‐of‐way within the city limits. This includes City,
State, and federal highways that are within the city limits.
Marietta Power and Water is the agency that provides electrical, water, and
sewer services to Marietta and Cobb County residences. Because the
agency works with commercial and residential land uses, it has produced
options for outdoor lighting, which Marietta Power and Water will install,
repair, and maintain. Lighting options are available for various uses such as,
residential walkways, parks, office complexes, roadways, and parking lots.
Available wattages are also provided, all of which are Metal Halide or
High Pressure Sodium.
Lighting in the Smyrna downtown Urban District
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DRAFT Dobbins Air Reserve Base Light Pollution Study
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