Outdoor Lighting in Nevada (2026)
19 rules on the books across Nevada, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Dark Sky Rules
Ordinances designed to reduce light pollution, including requirements for shielded fixtures, limits on brightness, and curfews for decorative lighting.
Clark County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Clark County requires shielded, downward-projecting exterior lighting in commercial and industrial…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson caps outdoor lighting at 0.50 foot-candles at the property line next to residential zones and requires…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial development in Las Vegas must keep exterior lighting low-intensity and shielded under LVMC…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas requires all exterior lighting for parking areas, signs, and structures to be shielded so it does not…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno requires fully shielded, downward-directed exterior fixtures and caps color temperature below 4,000K, banning…
Read full rule →Sparks
Some RestrictionsSparks requires new development to submit a photometric lighting plan under Municipal Code Section 20.04.007 that…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Some RestrictionsAll outdoor light sources must be installed to prevent spillover onto adjoining properties and reflect light away from…
Read full rule →Light Trespass & Shielding
Rules preventing outdoor lights from shining onto neighboring homes, shielding and full-cutoff fixture requirements, aiming standards, and footcandle caps at the property line.
Clark County
Some RestrictionsClark County caps exterior lighting brightness at 0.2 footcandles at property lines, bans light spilling into the night…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson's Development Code caps outdoor lighting at 0.50 foot-candles at the property line next to homes and requires…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsLas Vegas addresses light trespass through LVMC Title 19 development standards and nuisance provisions in Chapter 9.04…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas caps exterior lighting under NLVMC § 17.24.080. Light spilling onto a public street can't exceed one…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno's zoning code requires floodlights and spotlights to be fully shielded so the light element isn't visible from…
Read full rule →Sparks
Some RestrictionsSparks bars outdoor lighting from spilling onto neighboring lots: Municipal Code Section 20.04.007(A) requires every…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Some RestrictionsOutdoor lighting must not spill onto adjoining properties, and reflected glare on nearby buildings, streets, and…
Read full rule →Lyon County
Light RestrictionsLyon County's zoning performance standards require outdoor lighting at specific commercial and institutional uses…
Read full rule →Billboard Lighting
Lighting standards for outdoor advertising, luminance limits, dwell time, sky-glow mitigation, and curfew hours after which billboards must dim or shut off.
Clark County
Some RestrictionsIlluminated billboards and other off-premises signs in unincorporated Clark County are capped at 0.3 footcandles of…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson requires billboard illumination to be shielded and directed at the sign only, with the light source boxed…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsOff-premise signs (billboards) in Las Vegas need a Special Use Permit and an active sign certificate, and any…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno requires all lighting on permanent off-premises advertising displays to be directed onto the sign face itself, not…
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