Spokane County Zoning Code Chapter 14.826 requires that any outdoor lighting be positioned and shielded so it does not shine directly onto a neighboring residence. Parking-lot lighting must be down-shielded to avoid glare onto adjacent properties and rights-of-way.
Spokane County has no formal International Dark-Sky ordinance, but SCC 14.826.100 functions as its outdoor-lighting standard: lights that illuminate any outdoor area of a lot must be positioned, placed, constructed, shielded, or used so as not to illuminate directly any building or structure on an adjacent lot used as a residence. Chapter 14.802.100 adds that parking-lot light sources must be constructed and down-shielded so they do not illuminate directly or create glare visible from adjacent properties or public rights-of-way, and lighting resembling or conflicting with traffic signals or emergency vehicles is prohibited. Many use-specific standards throughout Title 14 repeat the rule that lighting be directed downward and shielded.
Unshielded fixtures that spill light onto neighboring homes or create glare are zoning violations subject to correction orders from Spokane County Building and Planning.
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