Lane County has no county-wide dark-sky or exterior-lighting ordinance for private homes. Oregon's only statewide lighting law, ORS 455.573, requires shielded fixtures on certain state buildings. Otherwise, lighting is set by your city (Eugene has standards) or handled as a nuisance.
There is no Rural Residential dark-sky lighting standard in Lane Code, and Oregon has no statewide residential lighting mandate. State law ORS 455.573 requires new outdoor lighting fixtures on state-owned or state-funded public buildings to be shielded so light is directed below horizontal, but it does not reach private homes. Some Lane County cities, notably Eugene (EC 9.6725), impose outdoor-lighting standards within their limits. In unincorporated Lane County, excessive glare onto a neighbor is generally addressed as a nuisance rather than under a dedicated lighting code, so shielding fixtures and aiming light downward remains a courtesy, not a county requirement.
No county dark-sky penalty exists; glare disputes may be pursued as a private nuisance, and state buildings must comply with ORS 455.573.
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