Outdoor Lighting in Yuba County, CA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Yuba County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Yuba County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Dark Sky Rules
Unincorporated Yuba County requires outdoor lighting fixtures on covered projects to be shielded against obtrusive glare and to meet IESNA "Cut Off" or "Full Cut Off" standards, a dark-sky-style shielding rule for new multifamily and non-residential development.
Yuba County Outdoor Light Shielding Rule
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.19.060(c)(3)
(3)Fixture type. All lighting fixtures shall be shielded so as not to produce obtrusive glare onto the public right-of-way or adjoining properties. All luminaries shall meet the most recently adopted criteria of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for "Cut Off" or "Full Cut Off" luminaries. In the Figure below, cd refers to the candela or measurement of luminous intens...
Light Trespass & Shielding
Unincorporated Yuba County bans drop-down lens fixtures, mercury vapor lights, and searchlights, lasers, or flashing/blinking/moving lighting on covered new multifamily and non-residential projects.
Yuba County Prohibited Outdoor Lighting
Some RestrictionsYuba County Code § 11.19.060(c)(2)
(2)Prohibited lighting. The following types of exterior lighting are prohibited:a.Drop-down lenses;b.Mercury vapor lights; andc.Searchlights (excluding emergency/safety response activities), laser lights, or any other lighting that flashes, blinks, alternates, or moves.(3)Fixture type. All lighting fixtures shall be shielded so as not to produce obtrusive glare onto the public right-of-way or a...
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