Sparks Municipal Code 20.04.007 requires outdoor lighting to reflect away from adjoining properties, with covers on all fixtures. Light poles within 100 feet of residential zones cannot exceed 12 feet, limiting glare and spillover onto neighboring homes.
Section 20.04.007 requires lighting facilities to be installed so they reflect away from adjoining properties, with covers on all fixtures and lamps that do not extend below the cover. Light standards within 100 feet of residential zones are capped at 12 feet unless a sharp-cutoff system is approved, and parking lot poles are limited to 30 feet. Section 20.04.005 separately bars glare from welding or torch work that can be seen off the property. New development demonstrates compliance through a photometric plan at building permit, and existing nuisance lighting is addressed through code compliance.
Fixtures that spill light onto neighboring property or exceed height limits face correction under the zoning code. Off-site glare is separately barred by Section 20.04.005, and violations are misdemeanors under SMC 1.12.010.
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