Lima has no dark-sky or dedicated outdoor-lighting ordinance for homes. The zoning code addresses light only through district performance standards that bar uses causing offensive glare, and through nuisance enforcement.
Unlike some Ohio cities, Lima has not adopted a dark-sky lighting chapter or residential lighting standard. Outdoor lighting is regulated only indirectly: business and industrial district provisions require that uses not be noxious or offensive by reason of emissions such as glare, smoke, dust or noise, and general nuisance provisions can apply where lighting rises to a nuisance. There is no citywide requirement for shielded fixtures, color temperature or curfews on residential lighting. Homeowners should be neighborly and avoid glare across property lines; commercial and industrial lighting is reviewed against the district performance standards during zoning approval.
No dedicated lighting penalty exists. A commercial use producing offensive glare can be cited under its district's performance standards (Chapters 1252/1254) and abated under Chapter 1242.
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