2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Clark County, Washington.
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Clark County requires outdoor lights, except seasonal holiday lights, to be directed or shielded to minimize glare visible from streets, nearby dwellings, and above the fixtures. This shielding standard applies across residential and rural zoning districts in the county code. The county has no separate formal dark-sky ordinance.
CCC 40.210.020(C)(5)
Outdoor lights, except for seasonal holiday lights, must be directed or shielded to minimize glare visible from streets, nearby dwellings, and above the fixtures.
Clark County requires outdoor lights (except holiday lights) to be directed or shielded so glare is minimized as seen from streets and nearby dwellings. Illuminated signs must not be a nuisance to residents within 200 feet, defined as flashing lights or lights of an intensity that interferes with peaceful occupancy
CCC 40.310.010
Illuminated signs shall be placed so as not to be a nuisance to any residents or future residents of adjacent residentially zoned property within two hundred (200) feet of the sign. A nuisance shall be defined as flashing lights or lights of such intensity which may interfere with the residents' peaceful occupancy of their home.
1 cities in Clark County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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