Outdoor Lighting in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (2026)
2 verified outdoor lighting rules for Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dark Sky Rules
Palm Beach Gardens requires shielding on outdoor light fixtures near homes. Code section 78-182(c)(1) requires cutoff luminaires on freestanding poles within 100 feet of a residential district, house shields on any fixture within 25 feet of one, and bars flood lights and security lighting from pointing toward residential districts at all.
Palm Beach Gardens Outdoor Lighting Shielding Rules
Some RestrictionsPalm Beach Gardens Code § 78-182(c)(1)
(1)Light fixtures. Light fixtures shall be installed in such a manner that the source of light does not shine directly into adjacent residential districts, as provided below:a.Freestanding light poles. Freestanding light poles located within 100 feet of a residential zoning district or the residential portion of a PUD or PCD shall be a cutoff luminaire, or equivalent, with a maximum angle of 90...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Palm Beach Gardens caps how much outdoor light can spill onto a neighbor's yard. Note (4) to the Table 1 foot-candle standards in Code section 78-182(b)(2) allows no more than 0.5 foot-candle of light spillover on any point inside an adjacent residential property, on top of the section's separate shielding requirements.
Palm Beach Gardens Outdoor Light Trespass Limit
Some RestrictionsPalm Beach Gardens Code § 78-182(b)(2), Table 1, note (4)
(4)No more than 0.5 foot-candle light spillover shall be permitted on any point inside the adjacent residential property.
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