Eagle Mountain, UT Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- EMMC Chapter 17.56
- Shielding rule
- Full cutoff, fully shielded, downward-directed
- Applies to
- All uses including single-family homes
- Civil penalty
- $75.00 per day after 30-day notice
- Commercial lighting curfew
- Off by 11:00 p.m. or at closing
Summary
Eagle Mountain requires every permanent outdoor light fixture, including on single-family and multifamily homes, to be a full cutoff fixture with the light source fully shielded and aimed downward under EMMC 17.56.050.
A. Lamp and Shielding. All permanent light fixtures are required to be full cutoff fixtures with the light source fully shielded for all uses and directed downward, including single-family and multifamily residential uses.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
56 of the Eagle Mountain Municipal Code sets citywide outdoor lighting standards meant to preserve the city's rural character next to the Camp Williams military training area and cut light pollution. 050(A) is the core shielding rule: all permanent light fixtures must be full cutoff fixtures with the light source fully shielded for all uses and directed downward, and this applies to single-family and multifamily residential uses, not just commercial sites. 060(A)). 050(G)). 060(D)). 040(A), (B)). 100).
Violations & Fines
The planning director investigates complaints and, on finding a violation, must give written notice by hand delivery or certified mail demanding abatement within 30 days (EMMC 17.56.120(A)). If the violation is not corrected in that window, the city may sue to enjoin or abate it and collect civil penalties of $75.00 per day, with each day after the 30-day period counted as a separate offense (17.56.120(B)).
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