North Hempstead, NY Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)

23 groups three outdoor-lighting recommendations under the Port Washington Business Overlay District's design guide: fixtures should be sized and aimed for a pleasant and safe sidewalk for pedestrians, LEDs or another alternative to high-pressure sodium or metal halide lamps are preferred, and lighting should be shielded to ensure a minimum amount of light is directed towards the sky or creates off-site glare. That sky-glow language sits in the same section, and shares the same opening caveat, as the storefront, facade, roof and signage guidance covered elsewhere in Article XXC: the section's lead sentence calls every item recommended, but not mandatory.

25 counts adequate lighting shielding among the scored design elements an applicant needs to reach the 65% threshold before the Town Board will authorize the overlay's mixed-use density bonus and reduced parking ratios. 2H, which requires exterior and parking-lot lighting there to be shielded against trespass and against shining upward, with no residential-proximity trigger.