The Allen County Zoning Ordinance requires exterior lighting (other than single- and two-family dwellings) to use full-cutoff, shielded fixtures to minimize glare. Residential light poles are capped at 25 feet, and there is no separate dark-sky lumens ordinance.
Under A.C.C. 3-4-4-18, exterior lighting for all development other than single-family and two-family dwellings must comply with the design standards, and any freestanding or wall-pack light source or lamp must be concealed or shielded with an Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) full-cutoff style fixture to minimize glare and diffusion onto adjacent property. Uplighting is allowed only where directed and shielded so no light escapes beyond the building facade. The maximum height of a lighting pole serving a residential use is 25 feet. These shielded, full-cutoff requirements limit upward sky glow even though the county has no dedicated dark-sky code.
Non-shielded or non-conforming lighting can be cited as a zoning violation; the Department of Planning Services may require correction as a condition of the site's Improvement Location Permit.
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