Los Angeles County Unincorporated, California · General provision

22.44.1270

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
Coastal Zone
Geographic extent
Coastal Zone of Los Angeles County

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Automatic control devices required7 days

    Outdoor lighting shall use automatic control devices or systems to turn the outdoor lighting off so as to comply with the applicable hours of operation requirements... These devices or systems shall have backup capabilities so that, if power is interrupted, the schedule programmed into the device or system is maintained for at least seven days.

  • Lighting exemptions

    The following outdoor lighting shall be exempt from the provisions of this section: 1. Outdoor lighting for a public facility operated by the Sheriffs Department, Probation Department, or similar department or entity, that keeps incarcerated persons... 2. Temporary events outdoor lighting... 3. Outdoor lighting used in or around swimming pools or water features for safety purposes. 4. Outdoor lighting required for compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

  • Motion sensor requirement for safety lighting10 min

    Fully-shielded motion sensors are used to turn the outdoor lighting on and these sensors turn the outdoor lighting off automatically no more than 10 minutes after the involved area has been vacated

  • Outdoor lighting hours of operation

    Outdoor lighting shall be turned off within one hour after the use's operation ends for the day, and no later than between the hours of 10:00 p.m., and sunrise every day, unless the use on the involved property operates past 10:00 p.m., and then the outdoor lighting shall be turned off within one hour after the use's operation ends for the day.

  • Lighting reduction for commercial/institutional50 pct

    Where the use is commercial or institutional, at least 50 percent of the total lumen levels for the outdoor lighting are reduced, or 50 percent of the total number of outdoor light fixtures are turned off, between 10:00 p.m., and sunrise

  • Sign lighting bulb visibility

    Externally-mounted bulbs or lighting tubes used for these signs shall not be visible from any portion of an adjoining property or public right-of-way.

  • Sign lighting mounting

    When the signs use externally-mounted light fixtures, they shall be mounted to the top of the sign and shall be oriented downward.

  • Sign lighting fully shielded

    The outdoor lighting shall be fully shielded.

  • Street light full-cutoff requirement

    Utilize full-cutoff (flat glass lens) luminaries so as to deflect light away from adjacent parcels.

  • Street light off-street illumination prevention

    Be designed to prevent off-street illumination and glare.

  • Street light prohibition in Coastal Zone

    street lights in the Coastal Zone shall be prohibited except where necessary at urban cross sections with sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, or at intersections and driveways on County roads, where the Director of Public Works finds that street lights will alleviate traffic hazards, improve traffic flow, and/or promote safety and security of pedestrians and vehicles

Other

  • Deed restriction required

    Prior to issuance of a CDP, the applicant shall be required to execute and record a deed restriction reflecting the above restrictions.

From the ordinance

Outdoor lighting shall be turned off within one hour after the use's operation ends for the day, and no later than between the hours of 10:00 p.m., and sunrise every day...
22.44.1270