Bostonia light-trespass complaints fall under San Diego County's Light Pollution Code, which requires outdoor luminaires installed after Jan. 1, 1985 to be shielded to keep spillover out of the night sky and neighboring properties. Excessive glare onto adjacent homes can also be a nuisance under County code.
As unincorporated County land, Bostonia is subject to the County Light Pollution Code, which restricts outdoor lighting to minimize spillover into the dark night sky and adjacent neighborhoods. Fixtures installed or reinstalled after January 1, 1985 must be shielded and directed so light stays on the owner's property. Glare that trespasses onto a neighbor's home or into the roadway can trigger a code-enforcement complaint, and unshielded or misaimed fixtures may have to be corrected. The Light Pollution Code works alongside the County's general nuisance provisions for persistent glare disputes.
Unshielded lighting that spills onto neighbors or the sky is a code violation; the County can order shielding, re-aiming, or replacement of fixtures.
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