2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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The Unified Zoning Code has no formal dark-sky ordinance, but UZC Sec. IV-B.4 requires outdoor lighting to use cut-off luminaries that minimize light trespass and glare, and caps light poles at 15 feet within 200 feet of residential districts.
UZC Sec. IV-B.4
Outdoor lighting sources, including base or pedestal, pole and fixture, shall employ cut-off luminaries to minimize light trespass and glare, and shall be mounted at a height not exceeding one-half the distance from the neighboring Lot ... Lighting sources shall be limited to 15 feet in height within 200 feet of residential zoning Districts.
Under Unified Zoning Code Sec. IV-B.4, outdoor lighting must use cut-off fixtures to minimize light trespass and glare, and must be aimed or shielded so the light source is not visible from a neighboring lot. Poles are capped at 15 feet near residential districts.
UZC Sec. IV-B.4
Outdoor lighting sources ... shall employ cut-off luminaries to minimize light trespass and glare, and shall be mounted at a height not exceeding one-half the distance from the neighboring Lot, unless evidence is provided ... that the light source will be aimed or shielded such that the light source is not visible from the neighboring Lot.
1 cities in Sedgwick County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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