Outdoor Lighting in Utah County, UT (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Utah County, Utah.

Verified from official government sources

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

Light Trespass & Shielding

Unincorporated Utah County requires any lighting that illuminates an off-street parking facility to use shielded fixtures aimed down and away from neighboring property, under UCLUO § 4.60, enforced through the same plot-plan review that approves the parking layout itself.

Utah County Parking Lot Lighting Shielding Rule

Light Restrictions

Utah County Land Use Ordinance § 4.60 (Off-Street Parking And Loading)

[UCLUO § 4.60, Off-Street Parking And Loading] Lighting of Parking Areas: Any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking facilities shall be accomplished by shielded light sources to direct the light down and away from the adjoining premises. Plot Plan Approval Required: At the time a Building permit is requested for any Building or Structure, or at the time the use of land is changed which...

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Billboard Lighting

In unincorporated Utah County's I-1 industrial zone, the only zone where billboards may stand, UCLUO 8.24 sets no county light-output or curfew standard of its own for billboard illumination. Instead the sign ordinance defers billboard lighting to whatever the current Utah state code requires.

Utah County Billboard Lighting Follows State Code

Light Restrictions

Utah County Code, UCLUO Section 8.24 (Signs)

Non-accessory Sign Structures shall be separated by a distance of not less than 500 feet from another such non-accessory Sign Structure. Non-accessory Sign Structures may have a maximum of two Sign faces which must oppose each other. ... Non-accessory Signs (Billboards) may be illuminated as per the current state code.

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Outdoor Lighting by City in Utah County

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

ProvoPop. 115,162

2 verified rules • Dark Sky Rules, Light Trespass & Shielding

OremPop. 99,487

3 verified rules • Billboard Lighting, Dark Sky Rules

LehiPop. 75,907

3 verified rules • Billboard Lighting, Dark Sky Rules

Eagle MountainPop. 47,341

2 verified rules • Dark Sky Rules, Light Trespass & Shielding

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