Business Name:	Waffle House
Location:	GA 53 east of GA 400
Lighting Grade:	F-
Guideline Status:	Subject to GA 400 development guidelines
Footcandles 0ft	To be evaluated
Footcandles 30ft	To be evaluated

Waffle House is NOT a "Good Neighbor" because of their lighting.  This restaurant, located about 3/4 miles away from the Waffle House on GA 400 (which also is a significant contributor to the light pollution problem) was subject to follow the Development Guidelines.  Even worse is that it is open 24 hours so drivers and the night sky never gets any relief.  The restaurant parking lot is lined with directional lighting that is not shielded as required by the Development Guidelines.  In addition, the roof is ringed with similarly unshielded lights creating a blinding parking lot that is excessively bright.  This lighting arrangement is exactly what the guidelines is attempting to avoid.

This photograph shows where most of the offending lights are located.  If these fixtures were pointed straight down, there would not have been a problem.  The rule is that you should not view the lens or the light source if viewed.  The parking lot is surrounded by fixture (A) and the roof is ringed with fixtures B and C.

This shows how Waffle House looks at night. As this photo shows, this business is TOO BRIGHT. Excessive glare is rampant across the entire property. A proper lighting ordinance would make this business comply otherwise penalties would be levied.

This is a close-up of fixture C.  This fixture is estimated at about 175 watts and produces alot of light.  This light is missing the required light shield as specified in the guidelines.

This is fixture B which lines the entire roofline.  The effect is to blind all patrons entering the parking lot and their building.  This fixture type also requires a light shield.

This is a close-up of the parking lot lights (fixture A in the first photograph). Why there is parking lot lights when the entire roof is covered in lights can't be figured out!