Hemet, CA Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)
Key Facts
- Lighting standard
- State-of-the-art light-blocking tech
- Orientation rule
- Not visible to residences
- Applies to
- Digital billboards only
- Approval body
- Hemet City Council
Summary
Hemet requires every digital billboard authorized under its relocation and net reduction program to use state-of-the-art light-blocking technology and to be angled so its display is not visible from residential neighborhoods.
c.The digital outdoor advertising display shall use state of the art light-blocking technology so as to reduce light emissions;d.The digital outdoor advertising display shall be angled in a manner that is not visible to residential neighborhoods;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Under Hemet City Code § 90-1285(e)(4), any digital outdoor advertising display erected through the city's relocation and net reduction agreement program must use state-of-the-art light-blocking technology to reduce light emissions and must be angled so it is not visible to residential neighborhoods. These lighting and orientation standards apply on top of the program's location, spacing, height, and sign-face-size requirements, and are reviewed by the city council as part of every relocation and net reduction agreement before a digital billboard can be built, since no digital display may be erected in Hemet outside that agreement process.
Violations & Fines
A digital billboard built without light-blocking technology or oriented toward residential areas fails the § 90-1285(e)(4) requirements for its relocation and net reduction agreement, which the city council must find compliant before approval, and can be denied or revoked.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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