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Outdoor Lighting in Citrus Heights, CA (2026)

2 verified outdoor lighting rules for Citrus Heights, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

Citrus Heights requires shielded, downward-directed outdoor lighting for new commercial and multifamily development to reduce glare and light pollution. Title 24 Part 6 (CA Energy Code) mandates efficient, cutoff luminaires. No formal Dark Sky ordinance exists.

Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules

Some Restrictions

Light Trespass

Light trespass onto neighboring properties in Citrus Heights is actionable under CHMC nuisance provisions and Civil Code §3479. Light shining directly into residential windows or bedrooms can be declared a public nuisance subject to abatement.

Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass

Some Restrictions

California Civil Code Section 3479 (Nuisance)

Anything which is injurious to health, including, but not limited to, the illegal sale of controlled substances, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, can...

Looking for Sacramento County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Citrus Heights city rules.

Outdoor Lighting in Sacramento County