La Habra has no dedicated dark-sky ordinance. Outdoor lighting is controlled through Title 18 zoning glare standards and the neighborhood-preservation nuisance provisions, which require that lighting not shine directly on adjacent properties or create glare affecting motorists, pedestrians, or neighbors.
La Habra does not have a standalone dark-sky lighting ordinance. Instead, outdoor lighting is regulated through the zoning code and the city's nuisance and neighborhood-preservation provisions. Zoning glare standards require that lighting not shine directly on adjacent properties or produce glare affecting motorists or pedestrians; the La Habra Boulevard Specific Plan zone requires lighting designed to prevent glare, and the M-1 zone prohibits glare readily detectable at any lot boundary. Misdirected exterior lighting that unreasonably disturbs neighbors can also be abated as a nuisance under the Neighborhood Preservation, Code Enforcement and Abatement chapter. No numeric foot-candle limits are codified, so complaints are handled case-by-case. (Foot-candle standards published for the separate city of La Habra Heights do not apply here.)
Outdoor lighting that shines directly onto adjacent property or creates glare affecting neighbors or traffic can be abated as a nuisance and cited under La Habra's code-enforcement provisions.
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