Outdoor Lighting in Scott County, MN (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Scott County, Minnesota.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Scott County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Dark Sky Rules

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 Outdoor Lighting Standards

Some Restrictions

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.

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Light Trespass & Shielding

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 Light Trespass Rules

Some Restrictions

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.

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