2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marion County, Oregon.
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Salem's development code requires exterior lighting not to shine or reflect onto adjacent properties or cast glare onto the right-of-way. Fixtures must be shielded from direct view, or held to five foot-candles, measured five feet outside the lot.
SRC 800.060
Exterior light fixtures shall be located and designed so that the light source, when viewed at a height of five feet above the ground at a distance of five feet outside the boundary of the lot, shall be either: (1) Completely shielded from direct view; or (2) No greater than five foot-candles in illumination.
Salem's code states exterior lighting shall not shine or reflect onto adjacent properties or cast glare onto the right-of-way. Where no local standard applies, a neighbor's severe light spillover may be addressed as a private nuisance.
SRC 800.060(a)
Exterior lighting shall not shine or reflect onto adjacent properties, or cast glare onto the public right-of-way.
1 cities in Marion County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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