San Angelo, TX Outdoor Lighting: Light Trespass & Shielding (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential Limit
- 0.05 foot-candles
- Beam Height
- None across line above 3 ft
- Prohibited
- Glare, cross-line illumination
- Complaints
- Neighborhood & Family Services
- Code Section
- Sec. 8.1205
Summary
San Angelo caps light at a residential property line at 0.05 foot-candles and bars any light beam directed across a boundary above three feet, prohibiting glare that becomes a nuisance, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 8.1205.
All outside lights shall be made up of a light source and reflector so selected that acting together the light beam is controlled and not directed across any bounding property line above a height of three (3) feet. The allowable maximum intensity measured at the property line abutting a residential use shall be 0.05 foot candles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
San Angelo Code of Ordinances Sec. 8.1205 defines and limits light trespass: no use of luminaires may produce glare or direct illumination across a bounding property line intense enough to create a nuisance. Outside lights must combine a source and reflector so the beam is controlled and not directed across any bounding property line above a height of three feet, and the maximum intensity measured at a property line abutting a residential use is 0.05 foot-candles. Residents file written complaints with the Neighborhood & Family Services Director, who investigates under Sec. 8.1204.
Violations & Fines
After a valid complaint, the owner must bring lighting into compliance by redirecting, shielding, or removing it. Non-compliance is a misdemeanor, up to $500 per day, each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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