Eagan does not publish a numeric light-trespass standard in its handouts. Glare and spillover from site lighting are regulated through the zoning performance standards (Section 11.70). Sign-related light is more specific: a sign's light source may not be directly visible to passing pedestrians or vehicles, and signs may not be noxious, annoying or hazardous.
Eagan addresses light spillover (light trespass) onto neighboring property through its zoning performance standards (Eagan City Code Section 11.70) rather than a separate, publicly posted light-trespass ordinance with a single foot-candle limit. The most specific, published light-spillover controls appear in the sign code: no sign may have light sources that are directly visible to passing pedestrians or vehicle traffic, and no sign may obstruct driver vision or be noxious, annoying, or hazardous. Those rules effectively curb glare and distracting light from illuminated signs near streets and neighbors. For other site lighting (parking lots, building floodlights, sports or yard lighting), the applicable shielding and illumination limits are contained in the performance standards portion of the zoning code, which the city applies during site-plan and permit review. Minnesota's outdoor-lighting fixture model ordinance (Minn. Stat. 16B.328) promotes shielded, full-cutoff fixtures to reduce light pollution and trespass, but it is a model that cities may adopt. Because the precise numeric thresholds live in Eagan's zoning performance standards rather than a public handout, a resident dealing with a neighbor's glare or planning bright outdoor lighting should confirm the current standard with Eagan Planning at 651-675-5685, which administers Section 11.70.
Lighting that produces glare directly visible from the street or that is noxious, annoying, or hazardous, and illuminated signs whose light source is directly visible to traffic, can violate Eagan's sign and performance standards. Site lighting that exceeds the zoning performance limits may be required to be shielded or redirected.
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