Lighting Ordinances
Lighting codes enacted in NYS:
- Lloyd Harbor, NY - PDF file (87 KB)
Additional codes and resources
- SELENE's list of NYS ordinances
- Guidelines for Good Exterior Lighting Plans
Developed in consultation with lighting professionals, these guidelines will help you prepare exterior lighting plans that are sensitive to light pollution abatement and the preservation of dark skies.
- IDA's Lighting Code Handbook
The IDA''s lighting code handbook explains light pollution, its causes, and common sense solutions that communities can implement. It includes a workable model code that offers a fair balance between complexity and completness.
- IDA Lighting Code Handbook
A PDF version of the IDA''s lighting code handbook, an excellent guide to municipal and commercial lighting issues as well as the means to regulate the use of such lighting.
- Better Lights for Better Nights
One-page sheet of line drawings showing good and bad lighting fixtures. Compliments of Bob Crelin. More and more local codes includes sheets such as this one to guide the selection of appropriate lights.