Outdoor Lighting in Ohio (2026)

Akron's Form-Based Zoning Code caps outdoor light spillage at the right-of-way to an average of 2.5 footcandles and…

Canton caps outdoor light poles at 20 feet and requires full cutoff fixtures with low glare, directed light everywhere…

Columbus requires commercial, institutional, and manufacturing site lighting to use fully shielded, recessed fixtures…

Dayton's zoning code requires new outdoor lighting citywide to be full cut-off, shielded so all light projects below a…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, any lights used to illuminate roadways, parking areas and service areas must be arranged…

Any exterior light fixture taller than 18 feet in Franklin County's Smart Growth Overlay must be fully shielded, with…

Hamilton County has no countywide dark-sky lighting code. Shielding, fixture, and glare standards for outdoor lighting…

Medina requires every exterior light fixture serving a parking or circulation area to be a cut-off type that blocks…

Middletown, Ohio requires cutoff-shielded outdoor fixtures rather than banning light pollution outright. Development…

In the City of Oregon, Ohio's Advanced Manufacturing District, Codified Ordinances Section 1145.08 requires full…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, every new or replacement outdoor light fixture must be full cutoff and downcast, and…

Canton's outdoor illumination code (Chapter 1185) requires exterior lighting to minimize sky illumination. Under…

Sec. 1106.08(a) of Summit County's Subdivision Regulations requires every external light fixture, pole, wall-mounted…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, lighting for an off-street parking area must be arranged to reflect light away from…

Parma's Industrial District performance standards require every spotlight or floodlight aimed at a building or the…

Every outdoor lighting system in Canton, including on residential lots, must be designed and maintained so glare and…

Every exterior light on private property in Cincinnati, canopy, perimeter, or floodlight, must be shielded or recessed…

In Cleveland's Midtown Mixed-Use District, site lighting for buildings, signs and streets must be arranged to control…

Columbus requires commercial, institutional, and manufacturing site lighting to use fully shielded, recessed fixtures…

Dayton's zoning code requires outdoor lighting, including security lighting, to be full cut-off/shielded, caps light…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, a use in a Technology Park District (TPD) cannot cause illumination at or beyond any…

Franklin County's Smart Growth Overlay requires exterior lighting to be designed, located and maintained so light and…

Under § 1163.021(B)(1) of the Marion Codified Ordinances, all lighting for night use or security at open air automotive…

Medina caps exterior lighting spillover at one horizontal footcandle measured at any side or rear property line next to…

Middletown, Ohio bars outdoor lighting from shining directly into a neighbor's home. Development Code §…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, no direct or reflected glare may be visible from any adjoining or surrounding property or…

In the City of Oregon, Ohio, Codified Ordinances Sec. 1153.06 requires every exterior light fixture in any zoning…

In Parma's Mixed Use Districts B and C, site lighting must produce zero foot-candles at every lot line, and developers…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, light spilling onto a residential use from a neighboring property cannot exceed 0.1…

Under Canton Codified Ordinance 1185.02, exterior lighting systems must be designed, installed, and maintained to…

Sec. 1106.08(a)(2) of the Subdivision Regulations requires every light fixture chosen for a Summit County subdivision…

Toledo's Monroe Street Corridor Urban Neighborhood Overlay District flatly bars light spillage or glare onto adjoining…

In the City of Youngstown, Ohio, Design Review Committee lighting standards for the Central Business District bar any…

Akron's Zoning Code does not set a footcandle or fixture-shielding limit for residential lighting; instead Section…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, an illuminated billboard needs a Conditional Use Permit for both external and…

Canton caps billboards at 700 square feet and 50 feet in height, sets a 500 foot buffer from homes, churches, schools…

Cincinnati caps illuminated billboard glare under Municipal Code § 895-9: lighting on an outdoor advertising sign must…

Columbus limits billboard illumination near homes and institutions to 6 a.m.-11 p.m., allows 24-hour lighting farther…

Dayton's zoning code requires billboards, signs and displays to use full cut-off outdoor lighting fixtures, with a…

Billboards in the City of Elyria, Ohio are off-premises signs, and § 1173.10 allows them to be lit only within limits…

Advertising signs in the City of Marion, Ohio can be illuminated, but § 1161.042(E) requires the light source to be…

Illuminated billboards and electronic message centers in Parma must run automatic dimming keyed to ambient light and…

In the City of Youngstown, Ohio, billboard illumination must be aimed to keep light on the sign face and minimize glare…