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Dark Sky Rules: Corona vs Jurupa Valley

How do dark sky rules rules compare between Corona, CA and Jurupa Valley, CA?

Corona has fewer restrictions than Jurupa Valley.

Corona, CA

Riverside County

Some Restrictions

Corona Municipal Code Chapter 17.36 (Outdoor Lighting) and Title 17 zoning standards require shielded, downward-directed exterior lighting on commercial and multifamily properties to minimize light pollution and glare. Corona is not a designated Dark Sky community, but lighting must not trespass onto adjacent residential properties.

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Jurupa Valley, CA

Riverside County

Heavy Restrictions

Riverside County Ordinance 655, the Mount Palomar Light Pollution Ordinance, imposes some of the strictest outdoor-lighting rules in California. Within approximately 45 miles of Palomar Observatory (Zones A and B) all new exterior lighting must be shielded, low-pressure or filtered low-color-temperature sodium, and most decorative lighting must be extinguished after 11 p.m.

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