Prescott Valley, AZ Outdoor Lighting: Billboard Lighting (2026)

Section 13-09-050(E)(4) of the Prescott Valley Town Code ties billboard illumination to the Town's general outdoor lighting article. Billboard illumination shall comply with section 13-12-040 (lighting standards), and it also shall not be intermittent, flashing, scintillating, animated, or of varying intensity. No red, green, or yellow illumination can be used if the billboard sits in the same line of vision as a traffic control signal. The source of illumination must be oriented or shielded so that it is not visible from any residential use or any public thoroughfare. On a lot adjacent to a residential zoning district, or separated from one only by a street or alley, the face of an illuminated sign structure must sit behind the greater of the existing or required setbacks of adjacent residential lots.

The cross-referenced lighting standards add more. Section 13-12-040(A) requires all light fixtures to be designed and installed fully shielded unless specifically exempted, and 13-12-040(C) requires shielding so the light source and direct glare are not visible from a height of six feet at a residential property line. Incandescent or arc-type searchlights, beacon lights or similar devices projecting a beam into the sky are prohibited under 13-12-040(E)(5) except by conditional use permit or for emergency government beacons. Section 13-12-060(B) caps light levels at one horizontal foot candle at any property line and 0.25 foot-candles at the height of six feet at a residential property line. In the sign article, 13-09-030(A)(6) adds that every illuminated sign must be placed to prevent light or reflection from being cast directly on any adjoining residential zoning district.

Older billboards: a nonconforming billboard loses its right to continue when nonconforming outdoor light fixtures on it are required to be brought into compliance with 13-12-020(A), which demands compliance upon reconstruction or replacement and removal of mercury vapor fixtures. Billboards themselves are limited to the PM (Performance Manufacturing) zone, with a 200 square foot face.