Outdoor Lighting in Iron County, UT (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Iron County, Utah.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Iron County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dark Sky Rules

Iron County requires solar power plant lighting in the unincorporated county to stay to the minimum necessary, and reviewers can order full cut-off, dark-sky-compliant fixtures under Iron County Code § 17.33.030 when a conditional use permit review finds lighting is needed to control glare and visual impact on neighboring land.

Iron County solar plant dark-sky lighting rule

Some Restrictions

Iron County Code § 17.33.030(B)(6)

c.No solar power plant tower or other tall structure associated with a solar power plant shall be lighted unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). When lighting is required by FAA, it shall be the red, intermittent, glowing-style, rather than the white, strobe-style, unless disclosed and justified through the application review process. Aircraft sensor systems to turn the l...

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Light Trespass & Shielding

Iron County's Table of Site Development Standards requires outside and security lighting on Commercial (C)-zoned parcels in unincorporated Iron County to reflect downward and away from adjacent agricultural and residential districts and structures, protecting rural neighbors from glare and spillover during site plan review under the county zoning ordinance.

Outside Lighting Rules in Commercial Iron County, UT

Some Restrictions

Iron County Code § 17.16.040

(8)Lighting must reflect downward and away from adjacent agricultural and residential districts and structures.

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