Lehi, UT Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Light curfew
- 10 p.m. or 1 hr after closing
- Max color temperature
- 3,000 Kelvin
- Pole height, tracts <3 acres
- 20 feet
- Pole height, tracts >3 acres
- 30 feet
- Shielding
- Fully shielded, aimed downward
Summary
Lehi requires all new outdoor lighting to be fully shielded and aimed downward, shuts most fixtures off by 10 p.m. or an hour after closing, and caps color temperature at 3,000 Kelvin or less to curb blue-rich light. The rules aim to cut skyglow and protect nighttime views.
1. Shielding of fixtures. Outdoor lighting shall be fully shielded and installed in such a manner that light is directed downward and the area of direct illumination is contained on the site. ... 2. ... Direction. Direct lighting downward and inward, towards the interior of the site, to minimize sky glow, glare, and light trespass. The allowable maximum intensity measured at a residential property line shall be 0.2 foot-candles. ... 4. ... Light curfew. All outdoor lighting shall be turned off by 10:00 pm or within one hour after the close of business, whichever is later, except for the following: (a) Residential uses; (b) Lighting to illuminate the entrance of the building; (c) Safety lighting of parking lots and pedestrian areas; (d) Lighting necessary for after-hours businesses. ... 6. ... Lighting color. Blue-rich lighting brightens the night sky, increases glare, and compromises human vision. It should not be used. Warm-colored, or long-wavelength lighting, with a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin or less, shall be used.
Full Breakdown
110 states its purpose up front: curtail light pollution, reduce skyglow, protect the nighttime environment for astronomy and wildlife, and conserve energy, while still allowing enough light for safety. 1 requires all new and replacement outdoor lighting to be fully shielded and installed so that light is directed downward with the area of direct illumination contained on site. Pole height is capped separately: on tracts over three acres the maximum is 30 feet, and on tracts under three acres it drops to 20 feet, though a lot between one and three acres can reach 30 feet if it sits at least 300 feet from any residentially zoned property, borders an arterial or state road, and uses new precision luminaires with flat lenses and a submitted photometric design.
or within one hour after a business closes, whichever is later, with exceptions for residential uses, building-entrance lighting, safety lighting of parking lots and pedestrian areas, and lighting necessary for after-hours businesses. 6 bans blue-rich, high-temperature LED lighting and requires warm, long-wavelength lighting with a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin or less.
Violations & Fines
Installing or operating outdoor lighting that is not shielded, exceeds the applicable pole height, runs past the 10 p.m. curfew without an exception, or exceeds the 3,000 Kelvin color limit is a Development Code violation under Section 34.010.D, a class C misdemeanor with each ten-day period of continued noncompliance a separate offense. The Zoning Administrator can require a noncompliant fixture to be retrofitted or removed as a condition of an existing development approval, license, or permit.
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