Showing ordinances that apply to Inverness, CO
Inverness is an unincorporated community (population 2,226) in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Because Inverness is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Arapahoe County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The dark sky rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Arapahoe County Land Development Code §5-4 requires fully-shielded (full-cutoff) outdoor lighting for new installations. Aurora UDO §146-4 and Centennial §12-11 require similar. Cherry Hills Village has particularly strict dark-sky rules to preserve rural character. LED color temperature 3000K or below preferred. DIA affects nearby lighting.
Outdoor lighting in Arapahoe County is regulated to reduce light pollution, glare, and trespass onto neighboring properties. Arapahoe County Land Development Code §5-4 requires new exterior lighting installations to use fully-shielded (full-cutoff) fixtures that direct light downward—no uplight above the horizontal plane. Maximum illumination at property lines: 0.5 foot-candles residential, 1.0 commercial adjacent to residential. Aurora Unified Development Ordinance §146-4 requires similar shielding plus maximum pole heights (25 ft residential, 40 ft commercial parking lots). Centennial Municipal Code §12-11 and Littleton MC §10-4 follow comparable standards. Cherry Hills Village Municipal Code §16-7-9 applies especially strict dark-sky rules to preserve the community's semi-rural, dark-sky character—maximum lumen budget per lot, warm-color LEDs only. International Dark-Sky Association Community certification is sought by some Arapahoe County communities. Denver International Airport's lighting proximity concerns affect northern Aurora—lighting must not interfere with pilot navigation. Residential motion-sensor lighting for security is encouraged. Commercial outdoor sports lighting (stadium lights at schools, parks) uses specific photometric plans. LED color temperature 3000K or below is preferred or required in newer ordinances to reduce blue-light emissions. Aurora's proximity to Buckley Space Force Base adds concern about interference with military operations.
Non-compliant fixtures: 30-day correction notice. Failure to correct: $100 to $500 per fixture. Commercial violations: permit modification or revocation. Ongoing violations: daily fines up to $999.
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