2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Scott County, Minnesota.
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Scott County Zoning Ordinance No. 3, Section 4-5 limits outdoor lighting to cut glare and light pollution: commercial fixtures need a 90-degree cutoff, poles cap at 25 feet, and canopy lighting may not exceed 115 foot-candles at grade.
Scott County Zoning Ordinance No. 3, Sec. 4-5(6)(b) Exterior Lighting Standards
Shielding. The luminare shall contain a cutoff which directs and cuts off the light at an angle of ninety (90) degrees or less.
Scott County caps light spilling onto neighbors at 0.4 foot-candle at the property line and 1.0 foot-candle at a road centerline under Zoning Ordinance No. 3, Section 4-5. Glare may not be directed onto adjoining property.
Scott County Zoning Ordinance No. 3, Sec. 4-5(4) Exterior Lighting Standards
No light source or combination thereof which cast light on a public road shall exceed one (1) foot candle meter reading as measured from the centerline of said street nor shall any light source or combination thereof which cast light on adjacent property exceed four-tenths (0.4) foot candles as measured at the property.
1 cities in Scott County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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