Parma, OH Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)

' The rule sits alongside seven other performance conditions in the same section, including a Glare and Heat standard at subsection (e) requiring any operation producing intense glare to be enclosed or screened so it is not directly visible at a residential line or public street, reinforcing that Parma's industrial zoning is built around keeping bright light sources out of neighbors' sightlines rather than regulating fixture wattage or color temperature. A nearly identical Glare and Heat performance standard appears in the Commercial-Manufacturing and Research Manufacturing District chapters, showing the City applies the same shielding expectation across its non-residential zoning categories.

08 is framed as a condition precedent to occupancy, the Building Commissioner can withhold or revoke a certificate of occupancy for an industrial use whose floodlights or spotlights remain visible from a neighboring lot line or the street, rather than waiting for a separate nuisance complaint.