Brick, NJ Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 245-393A(6)
- Standard
- No adverse effect on residential districts
- Reviewing body
- Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment
- Companion requirement
- Lighting plan detail, § 245-394A(32)
- Trigger
- Site plan approval applications
Summary
Brick Township's site plan approval standard requires that outdoor lighting's location, power, direction and hours of operation not adversely affect adjoining residential districts, reviewed by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The location, power, directions and time of any outdoor lighting will not have any adverse effect upon any properties in adjoining residential districts by impairing the established character or the potential use of properties in such districts.
(7) The details of the site plan for the authorized use will be such that the operation will not offend the public interest.
(8) Appropriate evidence is presented that the site plan is in conformance with the applicable standards of Chapter 281, Noise, of the Code of Brick Township.
(9) The Planning Board may require the applicant to contribute his prorated share of the cost of the necessary off-site improvements as more specifically provided in Part 3 of this chapter, Article XLI, § 245-341 et seq.
B. In approving the final site plan, the Planning Board shall condition such approval upon notice of approval of plans from the following agencies: [Amended 6-26-1979 by Ord. No. 354-4A-79]
(1) Approval of plans for water and sewer installation from the Brick Township Municipal Utility Authority.
(2) County Planning Board.
(3) Soil Conservation District (Public Laws of 1975, Chapter 251; N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.).
(4) Other jurisdictional agencies.
C.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under Brick Township Code § 245-393A(6), the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment may approve a site plan only if the location, power, direction and time of any outdoor lighting will not adversely affect properties in adjoining residential districts by impairing their established character or potential use. Site plans must also detail the proposed location, direction of illumination, power and time of outdoor lighting fixtures under § 245-394A(32). There is no separate standalone lighting ordinance with a numeric footcandle cap in the code text reviewed: the standard is a performance criterion inside Chapter 245's omnibus site plan approval process, applying whenever nonresidential, multifamily or other site-plan-triggering development sits near a residential zone.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliant lighting plans are grounds for the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment to deny or condition site plan approval under § 245-393, delaying building permits until fixtures are relocated, shielded, dimmed or timed to remove the adverse effect on adjoining residential districts.
Frequently Asked Questions
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