Butler County has no light-trespass ordinance. Neighbor glare complaints are handled through township or city zoning (where lighting standards exist) or as a private nuisance. Ohio's disorderly-conduct statute can apply only if the conduct is intended to harass.
No county-wide rule governs light shining onto a neighbor's property in Butler County. If your township or city zoning code includes outdoor-lighting or glare standards (allowed under ORC 519.02), the zoning inspector can enforce them. Otherwise, persistent light spilling onto your yard is typically a private nuisance you address through civil action or, if directed at you to alarm or harass, potentially under Ohio's disorderly-conduct law (ORC 2917.11). Practical first steps: document the glare, ask the neighbor to shield or re-aim the fixture, and check whether your township or city has a lighting standard. In MetroParks, shining lights onto parkland is separately prohibited.
Nuisance remedies are civil (injunction/damages). A township or city lighting standard is enforced as a zoning violation with fines; harassing use of light could support a minor-misdemeanor disorderly-conduct charge.
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