2 rules for unincorporated Modoc County, California.
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Despite its remote, dark high-desert skies, unincorporated Modoc County does not have a dedicated dark-sky or comprehensive outdoor-lighting ordinance in its published Zoning Code. The main lighting rule is Zoning Code Section 18.110.070(H), which requires sign illumination to be concentrated on the sign and to minimize glare or direct light onto public streets and adjacent lots.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no comprehensive light-trespass ordinance with a foot-candle property-line limit. Targeted rules address glare: sign illumination must minimize glare or direct light onto public streets and adjacent lots (Zoning Code Section 18.110.070(H)), and home-occupation glare detectable at the property boundary is prohibited (Section 18.100.010(D)(5)).
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