| When lights must be off |
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Outdoor lights must be off by 11:00 p.m. or when no one is outside, whichever is later. Applies: Residential zones, including SF, MF, MFBF, RR, PD and MH.
§ 17.41.060 · code textAll outdoor lighting shall be extinguished by 11:00 p.m. or when people are no longer present in exterior areas, whichever is later, except for lighting activated by motion sensor which extinguishes 10 minutes after activation and lighting at building entrances, parking areas and driveways.
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| Brightness or color limit |
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Outdoor light color must be 3,000 Kelvin or less. Applies: All outdoor lighting, except seasonal lighting (allowed November 15 to January 15).
§ 17.41.050 · code textThe correlated color temperature of all outdoor lighting shall be 3,000 Kelvin or less except: -
Each outdoor fixture may give no more than 850 lumens. Applies: Residential zones, including SF, MF, MFBF, RR, PD and MH.
§ 17.41.060 · code textEach outdoor light fixture shall be fully shielded, directed downward and shall not exceed 850 lumens.
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| Fixture height |
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Outdoor fixtures may be mounted no higher than 18 feet. Applies: Residential zones, including SF, MF, MFBF, RR, PD and MH.
§ 17.41.060 · code textOutdoor light fixtures shall not be mounted higher than 18 feet above ground level.
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| Light at the property line |
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Light spilling over may not exceed 0.1 foot-candles. Applies: From any property onto a home, ESHA, ESHA buffer, the Pacific Ocean, beaches or public viewing areas.
§ 17.41.050 · code textFrom any property onto a residential property, ESHA, ESHA buffer, Pacific Ocean, beaches, and public viewing areas, the maximum allowable light trespass shall be 0.1 foot-candles. -
Light spilling over may not exceed 0.25 foot-candles. Applies: From any property onto a non-residential property, other than public right-of-way, ESHA, ESHA buffer, ocean, beaches or public viewing areas.
§ 17.41.050 · code textFrom any property onto a non-residential property other than the public right-of-way, ESHA, ESHA buffer, Pacific Ocean, beaches, and public viewing areas, the maximum allowable light trespass shall be 0.25 foot-candles. -
Light spilling over may not exceed 0.25 foot-candles. Applies: From properties other than service stations onto the adjacent public right-of-way.
§ 17.41.050 · code textFrom all other properties other than the service stations onto the adjacent public right-of-way, the maximum allowable light trespass must not exceed 0.25 foot-candles (2.69 lux) measured in any plane and at any height at the property line.
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| Shielding |
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Fixtures must be fully shielded and aimed away from ESHA, ESHA buffer, the Pacific Ocean, beaches and public viewing areas.
§ 17.41.050 · code textAll outdoor light fixtures shall be fully shielded and installed and maintained in such a manner that the shielding does not permit light trespass in excess of those amounts set forth in subsection G below. Lighting shall be directed away from ESHA, ESHA buffer, Pacific Ocean, beaches, and public viewing areas -
Each outdoor fixture must be fully shielded and aimed down. Applies: Residential zones, including SF, MF, MFBF, RR, PD and MH.
§ 17.41.060 · code textEach outdoor light fixture shall be fully shielded, directed downward and shall not exceed 850 lumens. -
Fixtures must be aimed down. Applies: Outdoor fixtures installed before the ordinance took effect that can be redirected.
§ 17.41.040 · code textOutdoor light fixtures that have the ability to be redirected, shall be directed downward so as to minimize sky glow, glare and light trespass onto adjacent properties.
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