Baldwin Park, CA Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

040, LIGHT AND GLARE, sits in the Performance Standards subchapter applied citywide. Subsection (F), Lighting orientation and shielding, is the operative light-trespass rule: all lights must be directed, oriented and shielded to prevent light from shining onto adjacent properties, onto public rights-of-way, and into driveway areas in a manner that would obstruct motorists' vision. The same section limits fixture height and brightness. Subsection (B) caps any lighting support structure at the maximum building height allowed in its zone, and in no case more than 40 feet.

Subsection (C) requires the candle-power of all lights to be the minimum needed to accomplish the light's purpose, measured against a diagram kept on file with the section. Subsection (D) bars flickering or flashing lights and requires constant light that does not change intensity or color more than once every 30 minutes. Subsection (E) keeps light sources out of required landscape buffer areas except where needed to illuminate a pedestrian walkway, and subsection (G) extends the no-glare rule specifically to advertising sign lighting. 030(B)(2) echo the same policy for MU-1 and MU-2 projects, directing that pedestrian-walkway lighting be low mounted and downward casting in a manner that reduces light trespass onto adjacent properties, confirming the rule applies consistently across the zoning code.