San Clemente controls light trespass through SCMC 17.24.130, which requires exterior lighting to be shielded so direct glare and reflections are contained within the parcel and directed away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way.
SCMC 17.24.130 is the operative light-trespass standard. Exterior lighting must be energy-efficient and shielded or recessed so that direct glare and reflections are contained within the boundaries of the parcel, and it must be directed downward and away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way. This means a fixture that spills light or glare onto a neighboring lot or into the street does not comply. Lighting also may not be of unusually high intensity or brightness, and fixtures must be appropriately scaled to the use. The city separately controls illuminated signs, requiring that sign lighting minimize visual and lighting impacts on adjacent residential neighborhoods under SCMC Chapter 17.84.
Fixtures that cast direct light or glare onto neighboring property or the public right-of-way violate SCMC 17.24.130.
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