Sugar Land is not a certified Dark Sky Community and has not adopted a comprehensive dark sky ordinance. The Land Development Code includes general exterior lighting standards for commercial properties but does not have residential dark sky requirements. Texas SB 2296 (2021) limits municipal authority to regulate outdoor lighting unless the municipality is IDA-certified.
Sugar Land is not a certified Dark Sky Community and has not adopted a comprehensive dark sky ordinance. The Land Development Code includes general exterior lighting standards for commercial properties but does not have residential dark sky requirements. Texas SB 2296 (2021) limits municipal authority to regulate outdoor lighting unless the municipality is IDA-certified.
No specific local enforcement mechanism. State law provisions apply where applicable.
Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land regulates construction noise through the general noise ordinance (Sec. 3-101) and the Land Development Code. Construction activity that creates un...
Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-101 prohibits noise of such volume, intensity, or duration as to disturb a reasonable person in a dwelling. Outdoor play...
Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land Sec. 3-101(c) specifically targets amplified music: operating any radio, speaker, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device so that s...
Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land restricts parking of commercial vehicles in residential areas through its Code of Ordinances and Development Code. Large commercial vehicles, heav...
Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land regulates street parking through Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances (Article IV, Traffic). Parking restrictions include time limits in certain ar...
Sugar Land, TX
Retaining walls in Sugar Land are subject to building permit requirements and must comply with the Land Development Code. Walls exceeding 4 feet in height ty...
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