Fountain, CO Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)

09's parking-area design standards, enacted by Ordinance No. 1742 on January 14, 2020, give Fountain its closest thing to a dark-sky rule, though it is written for parking lots rather than as a citywide fixture ordinance. 100(H) opens by limiting its reach to 'all multifamily residential uses, including townhomes, and nonresidential uses' that provide off-street parking; a single-family home's own porch or yard light is not covered by this subsection. 100(H)(1) requires light sources to be concealed and fully shielded with sharp cut-off capability so up-light, spill-light, glare and unnecessary diffusion onto adjacent property are minimized.

100(H)(3) requires fixture style and pole finish to be consistent with the site's architecture, with poles anodized or coated to cut glare, and (H)(4) directs that light sources minimize contrast with surrounding lighting, naming incandescent and high-pressure sodium sources as acceptable low-contrast, low-glare choices. 100(H)(5) caps on-site illumination at ten foot-candles, rising to 20 foot-candles only over loading and unloading platforms and fuel canopies, and (H)(7) limits parking-lot light standards to 25 feet in height. 040, not through a standalone lighting permit.