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Outdoor Lighting in Edmonds, WA (2026)

1 verified outdoor lighting rules for Edmonds, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Light Trespass & Shielding

Edmonds requires external lights on any use to be shielded, trained or directed so they minimize glare onto adjacent property or passing traffic, with sports field or court lighting shut off by 10:15 p.m. under the property performance standards chapter.

Edmonds Exterior Lighting Glare Standard

Some Restrictions

Edmonds Community Development Code § 17.60.030(B)

B. Lighting. External lights shall be shielded, trained or directed in a manner which minimizes glare onto adjacent property or passing traffic. Arc welding, acetylene torch cutting or similar processes shall be performed so as not to be seen from any point beyond the outside of the property. Any lighting on a sports field or court shall be turned off by an automatically timed mechanism no late...

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

Outdoor Lighting in Snohomish County