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Outdoor Lighting in Oregon (2026)

28 rules on the books across Oregon, 13 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.

Eugene

Significant Restrictions

Eugene bans high pressure sodium, mercury vapor and floodlight fixtures in its Intrinsically Dark Areas and Low Ambient…

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Beaverton

Some Restrictions

New development and redevelopment in Beaverton must meet the Development Code's Technical Lighting Standards: fixtures…

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Clackamas County

Some Restrictions

Clackamas County has no formal 'dark-sky' overlay, but ZDO Subsection 1005.04 requires outdoor lighting not to direct…

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Hillsboro

Some Restrictions

Hillsboro requires full cut-off shielding on any exterior fixture emitting more than 900 lumens (roughly a 60-watt…

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Lane County

Some Restrictions

Lane Code requires every new outdoor light fixture in the Goshen Industrial and Light Industrial zones to be a full…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Salem's development code requires exterior lighting not to shine or reflect onto adjacent properties or cast glare onto…

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Multnomah County

Some Restrictions

Multnomah County requires new and permit-triggered exterior lighting in unincorporated areas to be fully shielded and…

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Portland

Some Restrictions

Along the Willamette River, Portland's zoning code bans upward-facing exterior lights and requires full opaque…

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Salem

Some Restrictions

Salem's development code caps exterior lighting citywide: fixtures cannot shine or reflect onto neighboring properties…

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Washington County

Some Restrictions

Exterior lighting on new attached-unit and non-residential developments in unincorporated Washington County must meet…

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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.

Beaverton

Some Restrictions

Beaverton caps how much light a new development's fixtures may cast onto neighboring land, tied to shielding and cutoff…

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Benton County

Some Restrictions

Within Benton County's Airport Industrial Park (AIP) zone, BCC 81.240(12) requires street and area lighting to be fully…

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Clackamas County

Some Restrictions

Clackamas County's ZDO addresses light trespass through Subsection 1005.04, which requires outdoor lighting to be…

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Eugene

Some Restrictions

Eugene requires most outdoor lighting fixtures to be cutoff and shielded so light stays within the boundaries of the…

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Gresham

Some Restrictions

Gresham's Development Code requires full cut-off outdoor light fixtures with a 90-degree cutoff angle on Corridor…

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Hillsboro

Some Restrictions

Hillsboro caps how much a development's exterior lighting can spill onto neighboring land: lighting reviewed under the…

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Lane County

Some Restrictions

Lane Code defines "shielding" for outdoor fixtures in the Goshen Industrial and Light Industrial zones so that emitted…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Salem's code states exterior lighting shall not shine or reflect onto adjacent properties or cast glare onto the…

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Medford

Some Restrictions

Medford Code § 10.764 caps light trespass at 0.5 footcandles on any residential property line other than the lot…

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Multnomah County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Multnomah County requires new exterior lighting tied to a development permit to be fully shielded and…

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Portland

Some Restrictions

Portland caps glare from nonresidential lighting at 0.5 foot candles measured on a neighboring property and bans strobe…

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Salem

Some Restrictions

Salem bans exterior lighting that shines or reflects onto a neighbor's property or casts glare into the public…

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Washington County

Some Restrictions

Washington County measures light trespass at the property line, not at the fixture. Section 415-3.8 defines maximum…

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