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Outdoor Lighting in Waltham, MA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Dark Sky Rules

Waltham zoning requires shielded outdoor lighting for commercial development and limits light spillover onto adjacent residential properties and public ways.

Waltham Outdoor Lighting and Dark Sky Rules

Some Restrictions

Light Trespass

Waltham residents can file nuisance complaints about light trespass onto their property, and zoning requires commercial lighting to stay on-site without spillover.

Waltham Light Trespass Rules

Some Restrictions

Looking for Middlesex County county-wide rules?

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

Outdoor Lighting in Middlesex County