Huntington, NY Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)

Because § 198-93(B) prohibits billboards in every district, Huntington has no billboard-specific lighting rule; instead, § 198-95(C), "Illumination of signs," sets the light-trespass standard that applies to every illuminated sign the code does permit, from facial identification signs to the single changeable-copy message board allowed under § 198-92(B)(6). Paragraph (1) bars any source of illumination for a directly or indirectly illuminated sign from being cast toward residentially-zoned property, and separately bars positioning a light source so it interferes with vehicular or pedestrian travel. Paragraph (2) sets a specific buffer: no directly illuminated facial sign can sit within fifty feet of a residentially-zoned property's boundary.

Paragraph (3) extends a matching fifty-foot buffer to any directly illuminated freestanding sign taller than ten feet, measured from grade to the highest point of the structure. These illumination limits sit alongside the general sign-maintenance rules in § 198-95(A), which require every sign to meet the state Building Code and National Electrical Code, and the location rules in (B), which keep signs off ventilation systems, fire escapes, and utility clearances. A commercial property abutting a residence district cannot install a bright, directly lit facial sign near the property line and aim it toward the neighboring homes; the sign either has to be indirectly illuminated, moved back fifty feet, or dimmed so the light source is not directed at the residential parcel.