Westerville regulates outdoor lighting under Zoning Code 1171.10, requiring full cutoff fixtures in commercial zones and prohibiting light trespass onto neighboring residential properties. No formal dark-sky designation, but glare and spillover are code violations.
Westerville Planning and Zoning 1171.10 requires outdoor lighting in commercial, office, and institutional zones to use full-cutoff (IES U0 rating) fixtures mounted no higher than 25 feet in parking lots, with illumination levels not exceeding 0.5 footcandles at residential property lines. Residential lighting is less strictly regulated but cannot create a nuisance or glare onto neighboring properties. Floodlights must be aimed downward and shielded. The city is not a designated Dark Sky Community, but new development review emphasizes fixture shielding and color temperature below 3000K is encouraged.
Light trespass nuisance: abatement order, 100 dollars per day after 14-day cure period. Non-compliant commercial lighting: certificate of occupancy withheld until retrofit completed.
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