Champaign, IL Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

2 addresses light trespass from canopy structures such as fuel-station or drive-through canopies within the overlay district: under-canopy lighting must be fully recessed into the canopy to minimize spill, and the fixture cannot exceed 5 footcandles during business hours or 1 footcandle after business hours, with the level measured at the property line rather than under the canopy itself. 2 footcandles at the property line whenever that line touches or sits within 250 feet of an MF-1, MF-2, SF-1, or SF-2 zoned or designated parcel, including land outside city limits designated low-density residential on the Comprehensive Plan's future land use map.

5 backs this up with a physical buffer: every outdoor fixture must be set back at least 30 feet from a residentially zoned or future-residential property line. Together these three provisions form the site's light-trespass ceiling, reviewed as part of the mandatory site plan submitted with the building permit application under Sec. 7.