Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 7.05.02

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Automatic lighting extinguishment hours

    All exterior lighting must be extinguished between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except for certain exceptions.

  • Maximum correlated color temperature3,000 K

    All new luminaires must be rated 3000K or less Correlated Color Temperature (CCT).

  • Maximum illumination at lot line0.25 fc

    Lighting must not cause illumination in excess of 0.25 foot-candles above background light levels measured at the lot line of any adjacent lot or road right-of-way.

  • The maximum overall height for any exterior lighting is 25 feet unless a lesser or greater maximum height is specified.

  • Maximum illumination for recreational fields10 fc

    Not cause illumination in excess of 10 foot-candles above background light levels measured at the lot line of any adjacent lot or road right-of-way.

  • Recreational field lighting turn-off time

    Be turned off by 11:00 p.m.

  • The maximum height of pole mounted exterior lighting must not exceed 15 feet.

  • Specific use lighting turn-off hours

    All exterior lighting must be turned off between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except for certain exceptions.

From the ordinance

Lighting fixtures must be full cutoff... Maximum illumination 0.25 foot-candles above background light levels measured at the lot line...
Section 7.05.02