Outdoor lighting in Wildomar: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Wildomar Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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When lights must be off	Off from 11:00 p.m. to sunrise. Applies: Seasonal decorative lighting, from Thanksgiving to January 15. § 8.64.150 · code text These fixtures must be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and sunrise.
Brightness or color limit	At most 3,000 lumens per fixture. Applies: Unshielded fixtures or light sources. § 8.64.090 · code text Unshielded fixtures or lighting sources shall not exceed 3,000 lumens per luminaire. At most 55,000 lumens per acre. Applies: Residential parcels; the unshielded part is limited to 11,000 lumens. § 8.64.150 · code text The maximum permitted lumens per acre for residential parcels is 55,000 lumens per acre, with an 11,000-lumen limit on the unshielded component. No more than 5 full cutoff fixtures of 850 lumens each. Applies: A residential lot of any size meeting this complies with the lumen cap. § 8.64.150 · code text a single residential lot of any size shall be considered in compliance with the lumen cap if it has a maximum of five 850-lumen (60-watt incandescent or 13-watt compact fluorescent) full cutoff luminaires. No higher than 3,500 K color temperature (warm white). Applies: Outdoor light fixtures. § 8.64.150 · code text Light fixtures shall not exceed a color temperature of 3,500 K (warm white light).
Light at the property line	No direct light may fall outside the parcel or onto the public right-of-way. Applies: All outdoor light fixtures. § 8.64.090 · code text All outdoor luminaires shall be located, adequately shielded, and directed such that no direct light falls outside the parcel of origin or onto the public right-of-way.
Shielding	Internal house-side shields are required. Applies: Fixtures closer to the lot line than their mounting height, next to residential areas. § 8.64.090 · code text Outdoor lighting fixtures closer to the lot line than the mounting height of the fixture, measured perpendicular to the lot line, adjacent to residential areas, shall have internal house-side shields. Must be full cutoff. Applies: Residential and commercial fixtures within 25 feet of adjacent residential property lines. § 8.64.090 · code text Residential and commercial luminaires shall be full cutoff within 25 feet of adjacent residential property lines, measured perpendicular to the lot line. Aimed down, no higher than 45 degrees from horizontal. Applies: Flood or spot lamps visible from any adjacent residential property. § 8.64.090 · code text Flood or spot lamps shall be aimed down no higher than 45 degrees to the horizontal (halfway between straight down and straight to the side) when the source is visible from any adjacent residential property. Must have a full cutoff shield; fixtures up to 5,000 lumens are exempt from the lumen cap. Applies: Motion- or sound-triggered security lighting in residential zones. § 8.64.150 · code text Must include a full cutoff shield to prevent light spill onto adjacent properties.

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Wildomar's code: Internal house-side shields are required. (Fixtures closer to the lot line than their mounting height, next to residential areas.) (§ 8.64.090); No direct light may fall outside the parcel or onto the public right-of-way. (All outdoor light fixtures.) (§ 8.64.090).

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