2 rules for unincorporated Lake County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Lake County's UDO has no general residential dark-sky ordinance. The only codified downward-shielding standard applies to solar farms, which must shield operational lighting away from adjacent properties and aim it downward. For homes, standards come from your city or town; the county limits commercial-style lighting on home occupations.
Lake County UDO No. 2560, 154-8-060.I
Any onsite lighting provided for the operational phase of the solar farm must be shielded away from nonparticipating adjacent properties and positioned downward to the extent possible to minimize light emission onto adjacent properties.
Unincorporated Lake County's UDO sets no numeric residential light-trespass (foot-candle) limit. Its enforceable trespass-type controls are narrow: solar-farm lighting must be shielded and aimed downward, home occupations may not add commercial-like exterior lighting, and glare mitigation is a screening goal. Persistent glare onto a neighbor is generally a nuisance matter.
Lake County UDO No. 2560, 154-8-060.I
Any onsite lighting provided for the operational phase of the solar farm must be shielded away from nonparticipating adjacent properties and positioned downward to the extent possible to minimize light emission onto adjacent properties.
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