Showing ordinances that apply to Paloma Creek, TX
Paloma Creek is an unincorporated community (population 3,177) in Denton County, Texas. Because Paloma Creek is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Denton County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The dark sky rules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Denton County does not have a dark sky ordinance or countywide outdoor lighting regulations for unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack general ordinance-making authority to regulate residential or commercial lighting. The International Dark-Sky Association has no certified Dark Sky Communities in Denton County. Some cities within the county and individual HOA communities have adopted lighting standards, but there is no county-level requirement for shielded fixtures, color temperature limits, or curfew-based lighting controls.
There is no Denton County dark sky or outdoor lighting ordinance applicable to unincorporated areas. Texas counties cannot enact lighting regulations due to constitutional limitations on county ordinance-making authority. Light pollution in the Denton County area is increasing rapidly as development expands northward from the DFW metroplex, particularly along the US 380 corridor and in the Celina-Prosper-Aubrey growth triangle. The University of North Texas observatory near Denton has been impacted by increasing light pollution but no protective ordinances have been enacted at the county level. Some cities within Denton County address outdoor lighting in their development standards: the Town of Flower Mound requires fully shielded fixtures for new commercial development, and the City of Denton has site lighting standards in its development code. Master-planned communities commonly impose lighting restrictions through CC&Rs, including limits on security light wattage, prohibition of unshielded floodlights aimed at neighboring properties, and requirements for warm-color-temperature fixtures in common areas.
No county-level dark sky violations exist. Outdoor lighting that constitutes a nuisance (such as a high-intensity light directed at a neighbors home) could potentially be addressed through civil nuisance remedies but not through county code enforcement. HOA violations for noncompliant lighting are handled through the associations process.
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