Campbell County, KY Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

Campbell County does not regulate outdoor lighting through a single stand-alone lighting chapter; instead, the 'Other development controls' subsection of each unincorporated zoning district repeats a glare standard as part of Chapter 154's area and use rules. 078(F)(3) for the R-1A Residential One-A Zone, which bars glare 'onto any street, road, highway, deeded right-of-way, or into any adjacent property,' extending the protection to every neighboring parcel rather than only residential zones. Because the standard is written as a performance requirement rather than a numeric footcandle or fixture-height limit, the county evaluates complaints case by case: a fixture that casts light beyond the property line and onto a street, right-of-way, or, depending on the zone, a residential or adjacent property violates the standard regardless of its wattage or mounting height.

151 and, in the A-1 zone, a 200-foot setback for animal and manure storage buildings from all property lines. Any building or occupancy permit application in these zones is reviewed against the applicable glare clause by the county's Planning and Zoning Commission before construction, and a site plan showing exterior lighting can be required as part of that review.