Lubbock zoning code prohibits light trespass from commercial or multifamily property that causes glare or exceeds 0.5 foot-candles at residential property lines. Residential-to-residential complaints are handled as nuisances.
Zoning Ordinance Section 29.10 sets performance standards for non-residential sites, including a maximum of 0.5 foot-candles measured at any residential property line. Fixtures must be full-cutoff or shielded so the lamp source is not visible beyond the site. Floodlights and sports lighting need extra shielding and timed curfews, typically off by 11 PM. Residential homeowners with excessive security lighting causing substantial glare or sleep disruption may be cited under Chapter 18 (nuisance) after a warning. LP and L owned streetlights can be shielded on request if they shine directly into a bedroom window.
Commercial over-lighting: correction order plus 250 dollar fine per day.
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