Montgomery County has no dark-sky ordinance. Outdoor-lighting and full-cutoff fixture requirements, where they exist, are adopted by individual boroughs and townships under their zoning power. Check your municipality's lighting standards.
Pennsylvania counties do not zone, so any dark-sky or outdoor-lighting standard comes from your borough or township, using the zoning authority in MPC Section 603(b) to regulate the design and use of structures and site development. Many Montgomery County municipalities have added lighting sections to their zoning or subdivision-and-land-development ordinances that require full-cutoff (shielded) fixtures, cap the height of pole lights, limit light levels at property lines, and sometimes require lights to be dimmed or off after business hours. There is no uniform countywide rule. Review your municipality's zoning or SALDO lighting section, or ask its zoning officer, for the fixture-shielding and light-level standards that apply.
Non-compliant lighting is a municipal zoning or land-development violation; the borough or township can require re-aiming or shielding of fixtures and impose fines under its ordinance. The county does not enforce lighting.
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Norristown, PA
Norristown Chapter 229 (Peace and Good Order) prohibits loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers others. Gatherings m...
Norristown, PA
Norristown Chapter 229 prohibits construction activity (hauling, excavation, demolition, equipment) between 7:30 PM–7:00 AM Mon–Fri, and 8:00 PM–9:00 AM Sat–...
Norristown, PA
Norristown Chapter 103 (Animals) governs barking dogs and is supplemental to PA Dog Law (3 P.S. §459). Animal Control Officer position established. Violation...
Norristown, PA
Aircraft noise is federally preempted. Norristown has no local aircraft noise ordinance. Located in Montgomery County, approximately 15 miles from Philadelph...
Norristown, PA
Vehicles used for recreational purposes may park on Norristown streets for no more than 48 hours. This applies to RVs and similar recreational vehicles class...
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No person shall park any commercial vehicle upon any Norristown street, alley, or highway. Exceptions include active deliveries, utility work, emergency vehi...
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