Light Trespass & Shielding
Outdoor Lighting
Rules preventing outdoor lights from shining onto neighboring homes, shielding and full-cutoff fixture requirements, aiming standards, and footcandle caps at the property line.
How Light Trespass & Shielding Rules Differ by Place
Madera, CA: Madera Industrial Zone Glare and Heat Ban
Heavy RestrictionsMadera's Industrial Park (IP) zoning bans glare and heat from crossing a lot line. Madera Municipal Code § 10-3.11.506(E) sets an absolute standard, not a numeric threshold: any glare…
Okaloosa County, FL: Okaloosa County Outdoor Light Trespass Rule
Heavy RestrictionsOkaloosa County bans any measurable light overspill onto a neighbor's property. Section 6.11.04 caps overspill from new exterior, parking and advertising lighting at zero footcandles…
Overland Park, KS: Half a footcandle at a residential property line
Heavy RestrictionsMaintained vertical illuminance at the property line of residentially zoned property cannot exceed 0.5 footcandles, measured five feet above grade. Light cast on a public street cannot…
Citrus Heights, CA: Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass
Few RestrictionsLight trespass onto neighboring properties in Citrus Heights is actionable under CHMC nuisance provisions and Civil Code §3479. Light shining directly into residential windows or…
Chatham County, GA: Light Trespass in Chatham County, GA: Shielding & Tybee Beach Rule
Few RestrictionsChatham County has no general light-trespass ordinance; spillover from a neighbor's lights is handled through zoning standards or nuisance law. On Tybee Island, beachfront fixtures…
Columbia County, GA: Columbia County Light Trespass Limits
Few RestrictionsColumbia County sets no foot-candle limit on residential outdoor lighting. Its only zoning light-trespass rule targets signs: sign illumination may not cast light onto adjacent…
Light Trespass & Shielding Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Cities & Counties with Light Trespass & Shielding Rules
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