Lima has no light-trespass ordinance measuring spillover onto neighboring homes. Excessive light between residences is handled as a nuisance, while commercial and industrial glare is limited by zoning district performance standards.
The Lima Codified Ordinances do not set a foot-candle or light-trespass limit at property lines. For residential-to-residential complaints, the city relies on general nuisance principles rather than a specific spillover standard. For commercial and industrial sites, district provisions (for example in the business and industrial district chapters) require that a use not be offensive by reason of glare and similar emissions, giving code enforcement a basis to act on severe glare crossing a boundary. Neighbors experiencing light trespass typically start with a direct conversation and, if unresolved, contact Lima Code Enforcement to evaluate whether the situation qualifies as a nuisance.
Without a dedicated standard, enforcement runs through nuisance provisions and, for commercial uses, the applicable district performance standards, abated under Chapter 1242's penalty procedures.
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