Outdoor Lighting in Travis County, TX (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

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

Dark Sky Rules

New construction, additions and remodeling inside a Travis County Conservation Development must comply with the Dark Sky Lighting Standards spelled out in the county's Conservation Development Design Manual under Code Sec. 482.231, but only for subdivisions that opt into that program outside Austin's ETJ; there is no dark-sky mandate for ordinary construction elsewhere.

Travis County Dark Sky Lighting Standard

Some Restrictions

Travis County Code § 482.231

Residential construction, including expansions and reconstruction but excluding purely cosmetic remodeling, shall achieve at least a fifteen percent (15%) energy use savings above the State of Texas Energy Code requirements or shall be in attainment of the minimal standards of the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program. Non-residential construction, including expansions and recon...

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Outdoor Lighting by City in Travis County

1 cities in Travis County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

AustinPop. 978,908

2 verified rules • Billboard Lighting, Dark Sky Rules

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