Pleasanton, CA Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)

) for single-family zones, letting a qualifying lot add a second unit or split into two parcels. ) rating, the fixture locations on the site plan, and mounting heights. The rating itself is capped at B3 U0 G1, the fixtures must be appropriate for California Energy Commission Lighting Zone 3, and, most directly on point, lights must be shielded to prevent light trespass across property lines, expressly including any new property line created by an urban lot split. The same section also folds in privacy screening for upper-story windows within 25 feet of a neighboring primary residence (raised sills, offset glazing, or frosted glass) and caps screening used to hide trash enclosures, HVAC equipment and transformers at 42 inches.

Because this standard sits inside the housing-development chapter rather than the general zoning code, it binds new duplex-style housing development units and lot-split parcels specifically, not every residential property in the city; it does not purport to be Pleasanton's general nuisance-lighting rule for existing single-family homes.