2 rules for unincorporated McHenry County, Illinois.
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The McHenry County UDO requires new permanent commercial or industrial lighting to use a fully shielded fixture positioned so the bulb or reflector cannot be seen through a residence window. Fully shielded fixtures emit no light above the horizontal plane.
McHenry County UDO § 16.60.020A
New installations of permanent lighting for a commercial or industrial use must use a fully shielded lighting fixture positioned so as to prevent direct view of the bulb or polished reflective surface through a window of a residence.
The McHenry County UDO requires new permanent residential lighting to be positioned so the bulb or polished reflective surface cannot be seen directly through a neighbor's residence window, curbing light trespass. Period-style fixtures are the only exception.
McHenry County UDO § 16.60.020B
New installations of permanent lighting for a residential use must be positioned so as to prevent direct view of the bulb or polished reflective surface through a window of a residence, with the exception of "period-style" fixtures.
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