Long Beach has no city ordinance regulating the display window or brightness of residential holiday lights. Light trespass is enforced only under LBMC Section 21.32.270 (outdoor lighting standards) for commercial sites and HOA CC&Rs where applicable.
LBMC has no display-window restriction (no November-to-January cutoff) and no brightness cap on residential holiday lights. The only city framework that touches private lighting is LBMC Section 21.32.270 (Outdoor Lighting Standards) and the Long Beach Green Building Standards (LBMC Chapter 18.04 adopting CALGreen and Title 24, Part 6), but these standards apply to permanent commercial outdoor lighting and new construction, not temporary residential holiday displays. Residents in HOA-governed communities are subject to private CC&Rs that often restrict display windows, sequencing, and brightness; HOA enforcement is civil and governed by the Davis-Stirling Act (Cal. Civil Code Section 4000 et seq.). Long Beach's Naples Island Christmas Boat Parade and Belmont Shore tree lighting are community traditions and not city-regulated displays.
There is no city violation for residential holiday lights. Light-trespass complaints causing direct glare into a habitable room may be cited as a nuisance under LBMC Section 8.80, but enforcement is rare. HOA fines are private under CC&Rs.
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