Sedona City Code Chapter 8.30 and Land Development Code Section 5.8 require fully shielded outdoor lighting and lumen caps to preserve the night sky. Sedona is a designated International Dark Sky Community.
All light fixtures must be fully shielded so that no direct illumination crosses the property line, with motion-sensing fixtures required to switch off when motion ceases. Low-pressure sodium lamps are the preferred source citywide, and total outdoor light output is capped at 100,000 lumens per net acre for non-single-family uses. Partially shielded fixtures may not exceed 5,500 lumens per net acre, with no single lamp over 2,000 lumens. Permanent string lighting may not flash, blink, fade, or strobe. Sedona was designated the world's eighth IDA International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International.
Civil infraction enforced by the Community Development Department; non-conforming lighting must be retrofitted or removed. Permit applications for new construction are denied until lighting plans comply.
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