Billboard Lighting
Outdoor Lighting
Lighting standards for outdoor advertising, luminance limits, dwell time, sky-glow mitigation, and curfew hours after which billboards must dim or shut off.
How Billboard Lighting Rules Differ by Place
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Bans Illuminated Off-Premise Billboards
Heavy RestrictionsAnchorage's sign code prohibits billboards and other off-premise advertising signs entirely, so no illuminated billboard structure, digital or static, may be built or operated anywhere…
Chandler, AZ: Chandler Bans Billboards Outright
Heavy RestrictionsChandler's sign code flatly prohibits billboards citywide, so there is no permit path for a lit or unlit off-premise advertising display. Any billboard illumination question is moot…
Pima County, AZ: Pima County Billboard Illumination Ban
Heavy RestrictionsEvery billboard permitted in unincorporated Pima County, whether in a CB-2, CI-1, CI-2 or CI-3 zone, is barred from carrying any illumination at all under Section 18.79.080(A)(1)(c)…
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Sign Lighting Must Shield Glare
Some RestrictionsBirmingham's zoning ordinance bars illuminated or highly reflective signs, billboards included, unless they're shielded so light doesn't beam onto streets or into nearby homes and…
Dothan, AL: Dothan Digital Billboard Brightness Standards
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Dothan, digital billboards and electronic message center (EMC) signs must run automatic dimming technology so nighttime brightness never exceeds three-tenths of a…
Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Bans Beamed, Flashing Sign Lighting
Some RestrictionsHuntsville has no billboard-specific lighting statute, but every illuminated sign in the city, including off-premise and billboard-type structures, is bound by Section 72.8.7's…
Cities & Counties with Billboard Lighting Rules
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Other Outdoor Lighting Topics
Dark Sky Rules
Ordinances designed to reduce light pollution, including requirements for shielded fixtures, limits on brightness, and curfews for decorative lighting.
Light Trespass & Shielding
Rules preventing outdoor lights from shining onto neighboring homes, shielding and full-cutoff fixture requirements, aiming standards, and footcandle caps at the property line.