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

020 defines light trespass as light emitted by a lighting system that causes glare, spillover, or otherwise shines beyond the property lines on which the system is installed, or that is found to create a nuisance to abutting residences, adjacent open-space areas, or the public right-of-way; spillover is separately defined as any amount of light falling outside the property boundaries. 065(A) turns that definition into a numeric standard for design: all luminaires must be focused, directed and arranged to avoid glare and direct illumination on streets or adjacent properties, and any property next to a residentially zoned property, commercial or residential alike, must not exceed zero foot-candles at the shared property line.

040(F), which requires every lighting system in every zone to be directed, oriented and shielded to prevent light trespass. 100: it is unlawful to modify, intensify, install, replace, reconstruct or erect a lighting system without approved plans and a permit, and a system found to create a nuisance to abutting residences, adjacent open space, or the right-of-way must be corrected. The community development director can require the property owner to fix the problem directly or hire a professional lighting engineer, and the remedy can include shielding, filtering, redirecting, replacing with a less intense source, or removing the fixture. 110 unless they are found to cause light trespass, in which case the same corrective options apply even to a legal nonconforming fixture.