Lauderhill, FL Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

Lauderhill regulates outdoor lighting through Sections 6.9.1 through 6.9.4 of the Land Development Regulations. Residential parking lots must provide at least 0.5 footcandle of light on parking and walking surfaces from dusk to dawn, with a maximum-to-minimum ratio no greater than 12 to 1, and the system must be designed so it does not create spill lighting or glare onto adjacent property or emit light above the horizontal plane. Nonresidential lots follow the same 0.5 footcandle minimum and 12-to-1 ratio from dusk until 30 minutes after the business closes.

Section 6.9.4's lighting conservation standards, reviewed as part of any development application, set the citywide light trespass cap: light trespass may be no greater than 0.5 footcandle measured at the property line at grade, and lighting systems must be directed or shielded so they do not create light pollution in public rights-of-way or on surrounding properties. Fixtures must use flat lens optics with a full cutoff IES classification, floodlighting through uplighting is prohibited outright, and reflective building material is capped at 50 percent of exterior surface area where reflectivity exceeds 30 percent.

The Chief Building Official, Development Review Committee, or Planning and Zoning Board can reject reflective materials that would worsen light pollution, traffic hazards, or habitat impacts. As a recommended standard, outdoor lighting should carry a color temperature no higher than 3,000 Kelvin and be fully shielded, though the City Manager may grant exceptions for sports lighting or special entertainment districts through site plan review.