Unincorporated Clay County sets no numeric light-trespass limit for homes. Its Land Development Code makes commercial and industrial lighting shield the source at property lines next to homes or farms, and residential glare disputes are handled as private nuisance.
There is no Missouri light-trespass statute and no county foot-candle limit on residential lighting in unincorporated Clay County. The enforceable rule applies to commercial and industrial development, where the Land Development Code requires lighting to be designed and located so the direct source is shielded from view at every property line abutting a residential or agricultural district (LDC Sec. 151-4.11 through 151-4.13). Near airports, added standards keep glare off flight paths under Sec. 151-5.5. When a neighbor's floodlight spills onto your home, the county has no lighting citation for houses, so the remedy is a private nuisance claim, an HOA rule where one applies, or the city code in Liberty, Gladstone, or Kansas City.
Commercial lighting that spills past the property line is corrected through zoning enforcement under LDC Sec. 151-14. Residential light-trespass has no county penalty and is pursued as a civil nuisance or under a city ordinance.
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