Redondo Beach has no formal dark-sky ordinance. Outdoor lighting is controlled through zoning standards requiring that light sources not be visible from streets or neighboring homes and that lighting be reflected away from adjacent residential premises.
The city does not have a stand-alone dark-sky or astronomical-lighting ordinance. Instead, exterior lighting is regulated through the zoning ordinance's parking and development standards (RBMC Chapter 10-2, Article 5 parking regulations) and the city's Objective Residential Standards. For parking areas and new development, lighting must provide visibility and security while ensuring the light source is not visible from the street or surrounding residential properties, and the lighting must be reflected away from adjacent residential premises. These shielding-style rules effectively limit glare and uplight even without dark-sky terminology. Lighting that creates a nuisance or excessive glare onto neighbors can also be addressed under general nuisance provisions.
Outdoor lighting whose source is visible from neighboring homes or the street, or that is not directed away from adjacent residences, can be cited under the zoning lighting standards and abated as a nuisance.
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