Will County and its municipalities require fully shielded, downward-directed exterior lighting for new commercial and subdivision development. Intermodal yards near Elwood/Joliet have lumen caps to reduce glare on adjacent residences and Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
The Will County Land Use Ordinance §155-16.500 (Outdoor Lighting) requires all new exterior lighting for nonresidential and multi-family development to use full-cutoff IESNA-classified fixtures. Maximum mounting heights: 20 feet in residential adjacent zones, 35 feet in industrial. Total site lumens capped by zone, with stricter limits near the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and within 500 feet of residential property lines. BNSF Logistics Park Chicago and Union Pacific Global IV intermodal facilities in Elwood/Joliet operate under conditional use lighting plans that require house-side shields and 3000K maximum LED color temperature. Municipalities follow suit: Joliet Zoning §47-13.5, Bolingbrook §10-4-6, Romeoville, Plainfield §34-12.6, New Lenox, Mokena, Frankfort, and Lockport all require full-cutoff fixtures for new development. Residential porch and security lights exempt from permit but must not cause trespass. Holiday lighting exempt from Nov 15 to Jan 15.
Non-compliant commercial fixtures: correction notice 30 days, then fines $100-$750 per day. Exceeding site lumen cap: site plan violation, certificate of occupancy withheld. Industrial glare onto Midewin: may trigger conditional use revocation.
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