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Outdoor Lighting in Lancaster, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

New residential buildings of 5 or more units and mixed-use projects in Lancaster must submit a lighting plan and keep fixtures shielded and dimmed enough to preserve dark-sky views, with pedestrian areas capped at 2-3 foot-candles and property-line spillover strictly limited.

Lancaster Multi-Unit Exterior Lighting Standards

Some Restrictions

Lancaster, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 17.41.086 (Exterior lighting - Residential multi-unit buildings and mixed use projects)

These objective lighting regulations are established to help ensure that new residential multi-unit buildings (5 or more units) and mixed use projects provide functional security for persons and property and allow extended use of properties into nighttime hours; lighting is installed and maintained to provide for an environmentally sensitive and energy efficient nighttime environment that inclu...

Light Trespass & Shielding

Lancaster requires all outdoor lighting to be directed away from adjacent properties and designed to prevent glare under Municipal Code Section 17.08.140. For larger residential (5+ unit) and mixed-use projects, Section 17.41.086 sets a numeric ceiling: light spilling onto a property line cannot exceed 1.1 lumens per square meter 10 feet beyond the line, or 5.4 lumens next to non-residential land.

Lancaster Outdoor Lighting Trespass Limits

Some Restrictions

Lancaster, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 17.08.140(A)(3)-(4) (Outdoor Lighting); Sec. 17.41.086(B)(5) (Exterior lighting - Residential multi-unit buildings and mixed use projects)

A.Outdoor Lighting in General....3.Lighting used to illuminate the premises shall be directed away from adjacent properties.4.Lighting shall be designed and located in a manner that prevents glare onto adjacent properties....5.Maximum lighting levels at property lines shall not increase lighting level more than 1.1 lumens/square meter 10 feet beyond the property line or 5.4 lumens/square meter ...

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

Outdoor Lighting in Los Angeles County