2 rules for unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Chesterfield has no formal dark-sky ordinance. Instead, the Zoning Ordinance requires exterior lighting (except single-family homes) to use directional fixtures that shield the light source from direct view from neighboring residential property or roads.
Chesterfield County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 19.1-205.B
lighting standards shall be of a directional type capable of shielding the light source from direct view from an adjacent A, R, R-TH, MH or R-MF property, or road.
Except for single-family homes, exterior lighting in Chesterfield may not cast more than 0.5 foot-candle above background light, measured at the property line of adjacent residential land. Fixtures must also shield the light source from neighbors.
Chesterfield County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 19.1-205.A
With the exception of single family residential uses, the direct or reflected illumination of exterior lights shall not exceed 0.5 foot candle above background, measured at the lot line of an adjacent A, R, R-TH, MH or R-MF property.
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