Outdoor Lighting in Benton County, AR (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Benton County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Dark Sky Rules
Every exterior light fixture on a Benton County site plan must be a full cutoff fixture, meaning no light shines above horizontal, and must be identified on the plan by intensity and type. The standard targets glare, wasted light and loss of the night sky under Chapter VI's design rules.
Benton County Requires Full Cutoff Light Fixtures
Some RestrictionsBenton County Planning and Development Regulations, Ch. VI § 6.5(6)
All exterior light fixtures are required to be identified on the site plan along with the intensity and type of light fixture. Full cut off light fixtures are required. ... The term full cut-off is used to describe luminaires that have no direct up-light (no light emitted above horizontal). However, in addition to that limitation, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) de...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Benton County's performance standards forbid any development from letting excessive light or glare, including pulsing or strobe patterns, spill onto neighboring properties in a way that disrupts rest or sleep. The Planning Board can require a photometric plan proving no lumens cross the property line.
Benton County Bars Light Trespass Onto Neighbors
Some RestrictionsBenton County Planning and Development Regulations, Ch. IV § 4.7(D)
D. Light and Glare: No proposed use should result in excessive light and/or glare (or light patterns such as pulse or strobe) spilling onto adjacent properties that disrupts quality of life including rest or sleep or creates adverse physical or psychological impacts. Mitigation might include but not be limited to buffers or screening, light shielding, reduction in ambient light level produced, ...
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