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

Section 17.64.050(F)(2), Trespass, is one of the General Requirements that apply citywide to new development and to exterior lighting alterations for multifamily residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and public or quasi-public uses under subsection B. The rule has two parts. First, it is a design mandate: every outdoor light must be directed, oriented, and shielded so that it does not trespass or create glare on an adjacent property, enforced through the outdoor lighting plan required at the planning and building permit stage under subsection D, including the photometric grid the plan must show every 10 feet within the site and 10 feet beyond the property line under subsection D.2.d.

Second, it is a hard number: the light level measured at any property line cannot exceed 0.3 foot-candles. Where a lit property sits next to a lower-intensity residential use, subsection F.2 requires full cutoff shielding rather than a lesser fixture type, layering onto the citywide Cut Off or Full Cut Off fixture standard in subsection F.6.a. The trespass limit works alongside the fixture height table in subsection F.1, which tops out at 16 feet near residential zones, and the timing-control rule in subsection F.7, which forces nonresidential lighting onto a photo-sensor or time clock so it is not left illuminating a neighboring lot after hours.