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Outdoor Lighting in Fontana, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

Fontana regulates outdoor lighting under FMC Title 17 to limit glare and spillover. Commercial and industrial lighting must be shielded full-cutoff. There is no full Dark Sky ordinance citywide.

Fontana Dark Sky Lighting Rules

Some Restrictions

Light Trespass

Fontana treats light trespass as a zoning violation under FMC Title 17 and a nuisance under Civil Code 3479. Property-line levels facing residential parcels are capped; neighbors can pursue civil remedies.

Fontana Light Trespass Rules

Some Restrictions

California Civil Code Section 3479

3479. 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, strea...

Looking for San Bernardino County county-wide rules?

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

Outdoor Lighting in San Bernardino County