Outdoor Lighting in Palm Beach County, FL (2026)

Palm Beach County Unified Land Development Code, Art. 5.E.4.E.4.a (Confinement)

All outdoor lighting shall utilize full-cutoff luminaires per the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) definition of full cutoff which allows for zero percent of lumens above 90 degrees from nadir. No luminaires other than landscape lighting exempted per Art. 5.E.4.E.2.c.4), Landscape and Accent Lighting, shall be directed upwards to avoid urban sky glow. In the U/S Tier, a...

Palm Beach County Unified Land Development Code, Art. 5.E.4.E.4.b (Light Trespass)

The maximum illumination at the property line of an adjoining residential parcel or public R-O-W is 0.33 horizontal and vertical foot-candles measured at six feet above grade level. Said illumination likewise measured at the property line of an adjoining non-residential parcel, shall not exceed 3.0 horizontal and vertical foot-candles measured at six feet above grade level. [Ord. 2005-041] c. S...

Palm Beach County Unified Land Development Code, Art. 8.H.2.D, Supplemental Billboard Regulations

a) Roof-mounted billboards are prohibited. b) Billboards shall not be relocated to a site on a road with a R-O-W width of less than 80 feet. c) Billboard illumination shall be directed only towards the billboard face. d) Billboards with valid registration shall be legal, conforming structures, and may be repaired and maintained as provided by the applicable Building Codes of PBC. [Ord. 2016-01...