Brooklyn Park, MN Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

1014(D) of the zoning code, titled Glare, requires that all lighting be arranged so it does not produce glare and holds every property to three specific controls. First, light sources must be equipped with lenses, louvers, shields or prismatic control devices designed to prevent off-site views of the light source itself, the core anti-light-trespass rule. Second, no flickering or flashing lights are allowed except those tied to public safety activities, such as emergency vehicle equipment. Third, any light integrated into a canopy, such as a gas station canopy, must be recessed and flush with the ceiling and fitted with a flat lens surface so the bulb cannot be seen from the street or a neighboring property.

5 foot-candles measured at the side or interior property line, the numeric backstop for light spilling onto a neighbor's land. 903(8) layers on additional display-lighting limits. Community Development enforces these standards at site plan review, and Code Enforcement can act on a light-trespass complaint from a neighboring property owner after occupancy. The chapter was last amended by Ord. 2024-1304, passed July 29, 2024.