Outdoor Lighting in Mobile, AL (2026)
2 verified outdoor lighting rules for Mobile, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dark Sky Rules
Mobile's development code requires site, parking lot, and outdoor recreation lighting near residential areas to be shielded, cast downward, and fitted with cut-off devices so no more than 0.2 foot-candle spills onto neighboring homes.
Mobile Outdoor Lighting Must Cast Light Downward
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 64-3-9(B)(1)
(d)Site and parking lot lighting fixtures shall be designed and installed to cast light downward. Flag pole, tree lighting and architectural accent lighting are allowed to cast light upward, subject to compliance with all other requirements of this chapter.(e)Where necessary, cut-off devices shall be used to minimize glare off premises. ...(g)High intensity light beams (i.e., outdoor search lig...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Within Mobile's Spring Hill Overlay, exterior building and security lighting must be shielded or directed onto the structure or ground, mounted between six and fourteen feet high, with no wall floodlighting or up-lighting allowed.
Mobile Spring Hill Overlay Exterior Light Aiming Rule
Some RestrictionsMobile City Code § 64-13-5(B)(12)
(c)All outdoor lighting shall be shielded or directed so that all of the illumination falls upon either the surface of the structure to be illuminated, or on the ground. ...(e)At the front of the building, exterior lights shall be mounted between six (6) feet and fourteen (14) feet above adjacent grade.(f)Floodlighting shall not be used to illuminate building walls (i.e., no up-lighting).
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Mobile city rules.
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