2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in El Paso County, Colorado.
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Colorado Springs CSCC §7.3.701 requires fully-shielded full-cutoff fixtures, caps residential lumens, and encourages 3000K LED color temperature. El Paso County LDC Chapter 5.3.5 requires similar cutoff fixtures. USAF Academy dark-sky protection preserves training-critical night views. Manitou Springs has enhanced dark-sky overlays.
Colorado Springs prohibits light trespass under CSCC §7.3.701 — exterior lighting cannot exceed 0.5 foot-candles at residential property lines or 1.0 fc at commercial. Security lights must be aimed and shielded. Complaint-driven enforcement through Code Enforcement. Manitou Springs adds historic-district aesthetic standards.
1 cities in El Paso County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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