2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Madera County, California.
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Unincorporated Madera County has not adopted a countywide dark-sky or outdoor lighting ordinance. The only codified lighting controls are sign-illumination limits in Section 18.90.150 and a shielding requirement for emergency shelters in Section 18.88. General glare is addressed case-by-case through conditional use permit findings under Chapter 18.92.
Unincorporated Madera County has no general light-trespass ordinance limiting light spilling onto neighboring property. The only codified containment requirement applies to emergency shelter lighting (Section 18.88). For other uses, glare and light spill are addressed through discretionary conditional use permit findings under Chapter 18.92.
1 cities in Madera County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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