Teaneck prohibits outdoor lighting that spills onto adjacent properties or creates glare visible from neighboring homes and public streets.
The township's lighting standards require that illumination at any property line not exceed specified foot-candle limits, typically 0.1 foot-candles at residential boundaries. Glare from unshielded sources, including security floodlights, signs, and parking lot poles, is treated as a nuisance. Aggrieved neighbors can file complaints with code enforcement or zoning, which may require the property owner to install shields, redirect fixtures, or reduce wattage. Repeat or willful violations can be summonsed to municipal court.
Light trespass violations can result in escalating fines, orders to retrofit fixtures, and potential injunctive relief in serious nuisance cases.
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