Sacramento County Zoning Code requires outdoor lighting to be shielded and directed to prevent glare and light trespass onto adjacent residential properties. Chronic light trespass can be cited as a nuisance under SCC Chapter 16.18.
While Sacramento County does not have a stand-alone dark-sky ordinance, lighting standards in the Zoning Code Chapter 5 (Development Standards) require fixtures to be downward-directed and shielded so light does not spill across property lines. Floodlights aimed at a neighbor's window or motion-activated lights triggered all night can be ordered abated. Commercial / parking-lot lighting is subject to stricter cut-off requirements.
Light trespass complaints typically begin with neighbor mediation; persistent violations are cited as nuisance under Chapter 16.18.
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