2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Milwaukee County has no countywide dark-sky or outdoor-lighting ordinance for private property. Lighting, shielding, and glare standards are adopted by individual cities and villages through their zoning codes, so requirements vary across the county.
Milwaukee County has no light-trespass ordinance for private property. Light spilling onto a neighbor is addressed by each city or village zoning and nuisance code, and otherwise through a private nuisance claim under Wisconsin law.
1 cities in Milwaukee County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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