Los Angeles has no city ordinance regulating the display window or brightness of residential holiday lights. Light trespass is enforced only under LAMC Section 99.04 (Title 24 Outdoor Lighting) and HOA CC&Rs where applicable.
LAMC 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 the Los Angeles Green Building Code (LAMC Chapter 99) which adopts the California Energy Code Title 24, Part 6, outdoor lighting standards — but these standards apply to 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 4000 et seq.). LADWP encourages LED holiday lights through its rebate programs but does not regulate residential display.
There is no city violation for residential holiday lights. Light-trespass complaints causing direct glare into a habitable room may be cited under LAMC 41.40, but enforcement is rare. HOA fines are private under CC&Rs.
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