Newark does not have a dedicated outdoor lighting ordinance. Light spillover that unreasonably interferes with neighbors can be addressed under Ch. 1448 (Property Maintenance) and Ohio common-law nuisance, but Newark imposes no foot-candle limits or dark-sky requirements.
Newark has no equivalent to an IDA Dark Sky ordinance. Generic standards in the Property Maintenance Code (Ch. 1448) require lighting fixtures be 'in good repair and capable of being used,' but there is no per-property foot-candle cap. Egregious light trespass - aimed floodlights pointed into a neighbor's bedroom, for example - can support an Ohio common-law nuisance action in Licking County Common Pleas Court. Commercial properties are subject to district-specific lighting standards in the Zoning Code (Ord. 08-33), typically requiring fully shielded fixtures along residential boundaries.
No city-specific penalty schedule. Property maintenance enforcement under §698.02 - up to $250 per day. Civil nuisance suits are heard in Common Pleas Court.
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