No statewide dark-sky law in NY. Broome County rural towns may have lighting standards in zoning (full cutoff fixtures, lumen limits). Binghamton enforces commercial lighting standards but no formal dark-sky ordinance.
New York has no statewide dark-sky statute. Binghamton Zoning (Code Ch. 410) requires commercial and multi-family lighting to be fully shielded and directed downward, with max 0.5 foot-candles at property line (residential boundary). Rural Broome towns (Chenango, Lisle, Sanford) occasionally require full-cutoff fixtures in site-plan review. Parking-lot lighting typically capped at 25 ft pole height. There are no formal IDA-designated dark sky places in Broome County. Residential light-trespass disputes handled under local nuisance code.
Commercial lighting violations: $100-$500 per day (Binghamton Ch. 410). Failure to shield: notice to correct, escalating fines.
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