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Lighting Codes

 

Colorado Lighting Ordinances by County

Colorado Lighting Ordinances by City

 

Other U.S. Lighting Ordinances

 

Colorado County Lighting Ordinances
Adams
Chapter 4 - Design Requirements and Performance Standards Operational Standards 4-12-01 Lighting, 01/05

Arapahoe
Zoning Regulations Section 1­4700 Lighting Standards, 12/03

Boulder
Land Use Code Article 7-1600 Lighting Requirements, 11/05

Boulder County - Niwot Rural Community District
NRCD Standards and Design Guidelines, date unknown

Clear Creek
Zoning Regulations Section 14 ­ Off Street Parking Requirement, 06/98

Douglas
Zoning Resolution Section 30 ­ Lighting Standards, 03/99

Eagle
Development Standards Section 4-250 Illumination Standards, 07/06

El Paso
Planning Department Chapter IV, Section 35.3 Off Site Parking and Maneuvering Requirements, 06/00

Fremont
Zoning Resolution Off Street Parking ­ 5.3.3. Lighting, 05/06

Gilpin
Zoning Regulations 9.6.1 Exterior Light, 03/06

Grand
Zoning Regulation (iii) Architecture, A Residential, IV Lighting, 08/06

Jefferson
Zoning Resolution, 07/02 Section 11 ­ Lighting and Definitions, 07/02

Larimer
Land Use Code 8.15 Site Lighting, 03/02

Mesa
Land Development Code 7.6.7 Nighttime Light Pollution, 05/00

Morgan
Zoning Regulations ­ 2004 3-725 Light, 11/03

Pitkin
Land Use Code 7-20-140 Lighting, 07/06

Pueblo
Title 17 Land Use 17.120.180 Outdoor Lighting, date unknown

Summit
Site Development Code 3505.07 Lighting, 10/00

Teller
Land Use Regulations LI-20 Lighting, 11/05

Weld
Zoning 23-2-250 Operational Standards (D), date unknown

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Colorado City Lighting Ordinances
Alamosa
Alamosa Code of Ordinances Sec. 21-171. Off-street parking, 05/06
Arvada
Land Development Standard Article 6.7 Lighting, 08/04
Aspen
City of Aspen Municipal Code Land Use Regulations 26-575-150, 05/06
Aurora
City of Aurora Building and Zoning Code Parking Ordinance
Article 15, Chapter 146, 06/06
Avon
Town of Avon ­ Residential, Commercial & Industrial Design Review Guidelines, 01/06
Basalt
Town of Basalt Municipal Code Zoning ­ Article XX ­ Exterior Lighting, 11/02
Berthoud
Town of Berthoud Development Code Industrial Performance Standards 30-9-501-C, 05/02
Boulder
Land Use Code, Development Standards Outdoor Lighting 9-9-16, 09/06
Breckenridge
Municipal Code ­ Land Use and Development Off Street Parking Regulations 9-3-9-E Lighting, 1996
Breckenridge
Chapter 12 Exterior Lighting Regulations, 06/07
Brighton
Commercial Site Planning & Site Design Standards Part F ­ Exterior Lighting, 08/04
Canon City
Development Regulations ­ DRAFT ­ Site Plan Requirements AND: Municipal Code ­ Zoning ­ Parking Requirements, 09/06
Carbondale
Municipal Code ­ Title 18 Zoning Chapter 18.53 Exterior Lighting
12/05
Castle Rock
Municipal Code ­ Title 17 Zoning 17.69 Illumination, 08/06
Centennial
Municipal Code ­ Chapter 1 Zoning Part 4700 Lighting Regulations
7/05
Cherry Hills Village
Municipal Code ­ Title 16 Zoning 16­16­20 and 16­16­50 Exterior Lighting, 06/06
Colorado Springs
City Code ­ Chapter 7 Planning, Development and Building Site Development Standards ­ Off Street Parking 7-4-205-H, 03/06
Commerce City
Municipal Code ­ Chapter 21 Zoning Art. II, Section 21-33 Parking, (3) Lighting, 12/05
Cortez
Land Use Code ­ Section 502 Parking, 04/05
Crested Butte
Town Code ­ Chapter 15 Zoning Article 15-7 Lighting Regulations, 07/06
Dacono
Municipal Code ­ Chapter 16 Zoning Section 16-285 Design of Parking Lots, 09/06
Denver
Rules and Regulation for Landscaping Of Parking Areas, 05/91
Dillon
Municipal Code ­ Zoning Chapter 16 Section 16-4-60 Lighting, 05/04
Durango
Land Use and Development Code Article 10-11 Outdoor Lighting Standards, 01/05
Eagle
Land Use and Development Standards Chapter 4.07.005 Lighting Standards, 01/00
Eaton
Planning and Zoning Regulations 7-2-31 Parking Area Design Standards, 04/00
Elizabeth
Land Use and Development Code Article VIII Lighting Requirements, 04/06
Englewood
Unified Development Code Miscellaneous Provision, 02/04
Erie
Unified Development Code 6.10 Lighting, 06/06
Estes Park
Estes Valley Development Code 7.9 Exterior Lighting, 06/05
Evans
Municipal Code ­ Title 19 Zoning Off-Street Parking and Loading, 09/06
Federal Heights
Municipal Code ­ Chapter X Zoning Article VII ­Site Development Plan, 01/05
Fort Collins
Land Use Code ­ Art. 3 ­ General Development Standards 3.2.4 Site Lighting, 04/06
Fort Lupton
Municipal Code ­ Chapter 16 Zoning Article IV ­ Parking, 09/06
Fountain
Municipal Code ­ Title 17 Zoning Chapter 17.34 Off-Street Parking Development Standards, 01/02
Frederick
Land Use Code ­ Article 2 Section 2.21 ­ Lighting, 09/06
Frisco
Town Code ­ Zoning 180 180-20.2 Outdoor Lighting, 06/05
Fruita
Land Use Code-17.07.060.K&L Lighting Standards And 17.39.120.G Parking Lighting, 05/04
Georgetown
Town of Georgetown ­ Design Guidelines, 07/00
Glendale
Title 17 ­ Zoning 17.20.080 Parking Area Design Standards, 2004
Glenwood Springs
Title 070 ­ Subdivision, Development and Use of Land Article 070.140 Exterior Lighting Standards, 2001
Golden
Municipal Code ­ Chapter 18 Planning and Zoning 18.40.280 Lighting, 08/06
Grand Junction
Zoning and Development Review Chapter 6 ­ Off-Street Parking, Loading and Bicycle Storage, 04/00
Greeley
Development Code ­ 18.40 General Performance Standards 18.40.110 Lighting Standards, 06/06
Greenwood Village
Title 15 Zoning 15.47 Site Lighting, 08/06
Gunnison
Municipal Code ­ Title 15 Land Development Code 15.90.060 Illumination Standards, 04/06
Gypsum (Not Available Yet)
Municipal Code ­ Title 16? 16-43 Lighting Standards
Pending Adoption of Ordinance
Hayden
Municipal Code 16-02-200
Johnsontown
Design Guidelines 4-4 Lighting
Lafayette
Comm Design Guidelines - IV Lighting
Lakewood
Design Manual - OfficeCom - 7-5 On Site Lighting
Limon
Supplemental Development Standards
Littleton
Chapter 15 Lighting Requirements
Longmont
Land Development Code 15-05-140 Outdoor Lighting
Louisville
Commercial Industrial & Downtown DG
Manitou Springs
Zoning Code 18.72.70 Lighting Plan Req
Milliken
Land Use Code 16-02-810 Lighting
Montrose
Municipal Code Chapter 4-13 Outdoor Lighting
Monument
Municipal Code - Zoning 17-48-100 Outdoor Lighting Standards
Nederland
Municipal Code - Zoning 16-79 Exterior Lighting
Pagosa Springs
Land Use & Development Sect 21-5-5 Lighting
Parker
Land Development Code 13-10-140 Lighting Standards
Platteville
Zoning 16 Parking Lot Regs - Landscape & Lighting
Pueblo
Title17 - Sec 17-4-52 Outdoor Lighting
Rifle
Land Use & Development 16-7-140 Parking Design Standards - Lighting
Salida
Land Use Code 16-7-60 Illumination Standards
Snowmass Village
Land Use Improvement Std Street & Parking Ltg
Steamboat Springs
Development Std article_5 Sec 26-136 Lighting Std
Sterling
Land Use Improvement Std Street & Parking Ltg
Telluride
Land Use Div 5 Sec 3-504 Outdoor Illumination
Thornton
Development Code - Zoning - Div 6 Sec 18-391 Lighting
Vail
Municipal Code Chpt 10 Sec 14-10-7 Outdoor Lighting
Wellington
Municipal Code - Zoning Sec 16-5-450 Site Lighting
Westminster
Various Lighting Regulations
Wheatridge
Municipal Code - Zoning Sec 26-503 Exterior Lighting
Woodland Park
Municipal Code - Zoning Sec 18-33-180 Design Std

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Lighting Research Center.  It has papers, classes, etc, and is very informative:

http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/

 

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