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Outdoor Lighting in Lynn, MA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

Massachusetts has no statewide dark-sky lighting law, and Lynn has no citywide dark-sky ordinance for private homes. Outdoor-lighting controls appear only as conditions imposed during zoning site-plan and special-permit review.

Lynn Outdoor Lighting & Dark-Sky Rules

Few Restrictions

Light Trespass

No Massachusetts statute and no Lynn ordinance sets a foot-candle limit for light spilling onto a neighbor's property. A homeowner's remedy for a glaring neighbor's light is a common-law private-nuisance claim.

Lynn Light Trespass Rules

Few Restrictions

Looking for Essex County county-wide rules?

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

Outdoor Lighting in Essex County