Orland Park, IL Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)

Orland Park's Land Development Code includes outdoor lighting standards primarily applicable to new commercial, industrial, and multi-family developments. Lighting fixtures must be full-cutoff or shielded so that the light source is not visible from beyond the property, minimizing glare and uplight. Maximum allowable illumination at the property line is typically capped to limit light trespass onto neighboring properties. Parking lot lighting along the LaGrange Road retail corridor and 143rd Street commercial areas is reviewed for compliance during site plan approval. Photometric plans are typically required for commercial lighting permits. Residential outdoor lighting is not subject to specific Village dark sky requirements but must comply with general light trespass and nuisance rules described separately. The Village does not have a comprehensive dark sky ordinance like some unincorporated Cook County areas. HOA architectural review committees in many Orland Park subdivisions impose lighting standards on residents including limits on landscape lighting, holiday lighting brightness, and security lighting that affects neighbors. Streetlights are operated by the Village or by ComEd in different areas.