2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Lubbock County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Neither Lubbock County nor the City of Lubbock has adopted an International Dark-Sky or full-cutoff lighting ordinance. The city instead requires certain lighting, such as billboard and community-garden lighting, to be shielded so it does not spill onto adjacent property. The county cannot zone lighting.
City of Lubbock Unified Development Code, Land Use Standards (community garden lighting)
Any lighting shall be shielded so that all directly emitted light stays on the property.
The county cannot zone lighting, and the City of Lubbock has no general residential light-trespass ordinance. The Unified Development Code does require certain uses, like billboards, to shield lighting so it produces no excessive light or glare on adjacent property. Nuisance glare can also fall under state disorderly-conduct law.
City of Lubbock Unified Development Code, Land Use Standards (billboard lighting)
All lighting of billboards shall be so shielded as not to produce intensive or excessive light or glare on adjacent property.
1 cities in Lubbock County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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