Victorville, CA Outdoor Lighting: Dark Sky Rules (2026)

Sec. 090(d)(6) sets architectural detail standards for tract residential development, and subsection (a)(3) makes clear that any guideline using 'shall' is mandatory rather than advisory. Within the list of key architectural elements, exterior light fixtures must be selected to conceal the light source, lamp or bulb, and the code specifies only two compliant options: recessed canister lighting or a fully shielded fixture. Every garage located on a private drive must carry one of these two fixture types, and the fixture's appearance must otherwise suit the style, character and color of the home.

This shielding standard sits alongside the separate pathway lighting rules in Sec. 090(c)(9), which require spotlighting or glare from any lighting to be shielded from adjacent properties and directed at a specific object or target, and which caution that lighting levels, measured in footcandles, should not be so intense as to draw attention to the glow or glare of the area. All of these standards apply through the mandatory design review process in Sec. 090(b), under which the Zoning Administrator reviews lighting, along with grading, drainage and architectural detail, before issuing a Site Plan approval, and no ground-disturbing permit issues until that review is complete.